Running/installing programmes from a CD after formatting HD

[Guest]

I formatted my HD a few weeks ago, and now when I try to run some progs from
CDs (or install) I get the following message entitled '16 bit Windows
Subsystem':

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for
running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close to
terminate the application.

The latest CD I'm trying to run is a Disney kids game if that's relevant.
I'm stuck here.

Peter

 

[george]

I formatted my HD a few weeks ago, and now when I try to run some progs
from
CDs (or install) I get the following message entitled '16 bit Windows
Subsystem':

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for
running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close to
terminate the application.

The latest CD I'm trying to run is a Disney kids game if that's relevant.
I'm stuck here.

Peter

From what I've read it seems (?) that winupdate.exe is causing
"AUTOEXEC.NT", "CONFIG.NT", "SHELL.DLL" and sometimes "COMMAND.COM" to be
messed up/deleted on only certain w2k of XP systems. Not everyone is
experiencing this.
End result: you can no longer run 16-bits programs. (Install programs fall
into that category too.)
Solution: put those files back in their original place
(%systemroot%\system32) and as an extra precaution make them read-only.
Where to get the originals?
Extract them from your XP CD:
extract <cd:>\i386\autoexec.nt_ %systemroot%\system32\autoexec.nt
extract <cd:>\i386\config.nt_ %systemroot%\system32\config.nt
extract <cd:>\i386\shell.dl_ %systemroot%\system32\shell.dll
extract <cd:>\i386\command.co_ %systemroot%\system32\command.com

Next go explorer and into properties for those files and set the read-only
attribute or
enter the commandlines:
attrib +r %systemroot%\system32\autoexec.nt
attrib +r %systemroot%\system32\config.nt
attrib +r %systemroot%\system32\shell.dll
attrib +r %systemroot%\system32\command.com

hth

george

 

[george]

I formatted my HD a few weeks ago, and now when I try to run some progs
from
CDs (or install) I get the following message entitled '16 bit Windows
Subsystem':

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for
running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close to
terminate the application.

The latest CD I'm trying to run is a Disney kids game if that's relevant.
I'm stuck here.

Peter

oops, I'm so sorry, the command should not be EXTRACT but EXPAND.
My bad.

:-(

george

 

[george]

I formatted my HD a few weeks ago, and now when I try to run some progs
from
CDs (or install) I get the following message entitled '16 bit Windows
Subsystem':

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for
running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close to
terminate the application.

The latest CD I'm trying to run is a Disney kids game if that's relevant.
I'm stuck here.

Peter

and if you want the official word on it:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767

george

 

[Guest]

George

VMT for this, unfortunately I'm not too hot at fiddling with this sort of
detail! I tried my original, (legit I should add!) CD which was the VAIO
disc, and I couldn't get the info out. Probably doing it the wrong way.

Can you advise me as you would a total idiot! (Maybe you were, but I'mworse
than I thought!) Step by step if poss.

Cheers

 

[george]

Peter,

send me your mailadres to the following address (medio975 at hotmail
dot com) and I'll send you the files, just simply to be copied to the
appropriate locations.

george

 

[Ken Blake]

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I formatted my HD a few weeks ago, and now when I try to run
some
progs from CDs (or install) I get the following message
entitled '16
bit Windows Subsystem':

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not
suitable for
running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose
'Close to
terminate the application.

This can be a couple of things:

1. The combination of the Avast anti-virus program and XP SP2:

http://groups.google.com/[email protected]

2.
http://groups.google.com/[email protected]

Also read here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767

 

[george]

Hi Peter,

I take it you have solved your problem, since I didn't hear from you on my
last request?
(Or are you afraid I will send you something to 'infest' your machine with?)
I can understand that, because you can't look into my deep blue eyes to see
if you can trust me.!
Rest assured.

cheers
george

 

[george]

oops,

I'm so sorry Peter, I just spotted a typo in the mailaddress I gave you.
It should read: medioN975 at hotmail dot com. (forgot the N)

george