still don't understand 16 bit subsystem error

[Mag]

I want to thank everyone who has helped me--I posted
something similar to this message this morning, but I
lost it or it is taking a long time to post and I can't
find it in the newsgroups--

I have tried to do the things that the article #314106
said, but have been unable...I need to know if this step
in the article means that I should delete everything but
those entries:

Use a REM statement to remark out all entries except the
following default entries:
Config.nt
---------
dos=high, umb
device=%SystemRoot%\System32\Himem.sys
files=20

Autoexec.nt
-----------

lh %SystemRoot%\System32\Mscdexnt.exe
lh %SystemRoot%\System32\Redir
lh %SystemRoot%\System32\Dosx
lh %SystemRoot%\System32\Nw16 (only if CSNW is
installed)
lh %SystemRoot%\System32\Vwipxspx (only if CSNW is
installed

If it does mean that, how do I do it? And what is CSNW??
I was able to open Autoexec.nt in Notepad but was unable
to see where to delete anything, so I didn't. Also, this
is the same stuff that I typed into a blank notepad
document that I saved and then copied into system32...the
problem was then that I could not find the command.com
file on the xp cd-rom...
Also, I was so confused by what this article said as far
as "another way to do this" I assume the expanding is
what I had tried to do at command prompt, but I was
unable to do that because it said "destination not
specified" or something like that...I did find the
system32 file in c:\winnt\system32 and I used that as my
destination, but it still gave me the same message.

Also, how do I know if the Nvtdm system files are the
correct version by checking size and date? I don't know
what they are suppose to be, so how will I know if they
are correct?
So, this is what I really need answered--where is the
command.com file on the xp cd-rom and how do I find it?
Once I do, how to I get it onto my computer? Also, if I
keep getting that "no destination" message what am I
doing wrong?
Can I just reinstall xp on my computer or will that mess
a whole lot of stuff up? Will it fix my problem?
I appreciate any help and am sorry I am so wordy. Thank
you.
Mag

 

[Rich Barry]

Mag, Client Services for NetWare CSNW. Command.com should be in
C:\Windows\System32 Folder. Go to Start>Run
type: command.com then click Ok. If you get a Command Prompt Window
then you are fine. To determine if you have
CSNW go to Start>All Programs>Accessories>Command Prompt. type: net
use If no info shows up then it's not installed
and if you are not on a Network then you probably don't need it. So all
you have to do is copy and paste the first three entries
under Autoexec.nt in Autoexec.nt. For Config.nt which is also in the
System32 Folder open with notepad or wordpad and
check to see if those three entries are there without REM in front of
them. If Rem is in Front then highlight and delete for
those three entries. My config.nt has the entries without REM in
front. NTVDM.exe is also in the System32 Folder.

 

[Mag]

I get an error when I go to Start>run>command.com it says
the same thing about 16 bit windows subsystem, but this
time it adds c:\windows\system32\command.com...I found
out I do not have CSNW, but am on a network...
Also, new problem: I found my autoexec.nt text document,
but it is only the notepad file I typed--I don't have
another one--I don't have a file like with the config.nt.
The one that I typed says this:

@echo off
lh %systemroot%\system32\mscdexnt.exe
lh %systemroot%\system\redir
lh %systemroot%\system32\dosx
set blaster=A220 I5 Dl P330 T3
I got this from an article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base, so what do I do? Am I suppose to have that other
stuff in it?
In my config.nt file, which I was able to find in
addition to the notepad one I made, the last line
reads "files=40" but in the "sample" I found online, the
last line says "files=20--is that ok or do I need to
change it?
Also, in the one article I was using it said that I
should make these notepad documents for config.nt and
autoexec.nt and then copy and paste them into system32--
did I misunderstand, was I suppose to copy them into the
already existing config.nt file and autoexec.nt file in
system32, or just into system32? I only copied them into
system32, not into any already saved file.
I don't have a c:\windows\system32, only a
c:\winnt\system32, and it does not have a command.com
file in it.
I did find ntvdm.exe...
So, how do I get the command.com file? And how do I get
the autoexec.nt file?
I appreciate the help.
Thanks,
Mag

 

[Alex Nichol]

Autoexec.nt
-----------

lh %SystemRoot%\System32\Mscdexnt.exe
lh %SystemRoot%\System32\Redir
lh %SystemRoot%\System32\Dosx
lh %SystemRoot%\System32\Nw16 (only if CSNW is
installed)
lh %SystemRoot%\System32\Vwipxspx (only if CSNW is
installed

If it does mean that, how do I do it? And what is CSNW??

I don't know of CSNW - it may have been added by the installation of
some third party software (and smells rather of Norton). So I would
try the effect of disabling those lines by adding REM (and a space) at
the front of them, eg
REM lh %SystemRoot%\System32\Nw16 (only if CSNW is installed)

The first three are normal: the first two are not essential if you are
trying to maximise available memory - Dosx is needed