System files not suitable.....

[Guest]

After months of my computer working well I now have a preoblem. Both Lotus
Organizer and Lotus 123 will not start. I get a message headed "16 Bit
Windows subsystem c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt"
The message itself reads "The system files are not suitable for running
MS-DOS and microsoft windows applications. Choose close to terminate the
application"
I have never had problems with Lotus before and I suspect that the problem
lies in the fact that I koaded Doom3 last night (including DirectX9). I have
run System Restore but it did not fix the problem. All my other appications
seem to be OK.
I would greatly appreciate any help but please keep it simple as I know very
little about computers.
Many thanks
Kevin

 

[Thorsten Matzner]

After months of my computer working well I now have a preoblem. Both Lotus
Organizer and Lotus 123 will not start. I get a message headed "16 Bit
Windows subsystem c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt"
The message itself reads "The system files are not suitable for running
MS-DOS and microsoft windows applications. Choose close to terminate the
application"

This may help: "Error Message When You Install or Start an MS-DOS or
16-Bit Windows Based Program"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324767). Also see "Troubleshooting
MS-DOS-Based Programs in Windows"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314106).

 

[Rock]

After months of my computer working well I now have a preoblem. Both Lotus
Organizer and Lotus 123 will not start. I get a message headed "16 Bit
Windows subsystem c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt"
The message itself reads "The system files are not suitable for running
MS-DOS and microsoft windows applications. Choose close to terminate the
application"
I have never had problems with Lotus before and I suspect that the problem
lies in the fact that I koaded Doom3 last night (including DirectX9). I have
run System Restore but it did not fix the problem. All my other appications
seem to be OK.
I would greatly appreciate any help but please keep it simple as I know very
little about computers.
Many thanks
Kevin

Kevin, from a post by Alex Nichol, MVP:

[Courtesy Alex Nichol]

Edit it in Notepad. Some line has got added that should not be there.
Aside from a lot of lines starting REM reduce it to

REM Install CD ROM extensions
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\mscdexnt.exe

REM Install network redirector (load before dosx.exe)
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\redir

REM Install DPMI support
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\dosx

and possibly a SET or PATH line, by adding REM and a space at the start
of any others that do not already have it

 

[Alex Nichol]

After months of my computer working well I now have a preoblem. Both Lotus
Organizer and Lotus 123 will not start. I get a message headed "16 Bit
Windows subsystem c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt"
The message itself reads "The system files are not suitable for running
MS-DOS and microsoft windows applications. Choose close to terminate the
application"

Take a look at windows\system32\autoexec.nt with Notepad. I think
something got added that does not belong. Apart from a lot of REM lines
there should be just
REM Install CD ROM extensions
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\mscdexnt.exe

REM Install network redirector (load before dosx.exe)
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\redir

REM Install DPMI support
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\dosx

and possibly SET or PATH lines. If there is anything else, add a REM
and space at the front of the line