The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and ...

[Guest]

I have been running "The Bible Library Suite" application
for a couple of years. After the last auto. download of
patches for XP, I now get the message:

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.

Am I going to be able to use this application anymore?
And what about others? Can I expect the same?

A bit irritated.

Frank

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Although you are irritated, there is nothing surprising
that a program written for one operating system will not
run on a completely different one. You can try a) running
your program in Compatibility Mode (see XP's Help &
Support for instructions); b) checking with the program
mftr. to see if there is a patch, workaround, or updated
version of their software that will work with XP; c) find
a program designed to run under XP that will do what you
need; d) dual-boot or have a separate computer running
the older operating system for this program.

Malke

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I guess you missed the part about "I have been
running ... application for a couple of years." It has
run fine under Windows XP all of this time. Why would it
all of sudden stop working?

It is designed to run under Windows 95/98/ME/2000 and it
has been running under Windows XP just fine. The auto.
patches must have changed something.

Frank

 

[Guest]

Frank, Have you tried removing the last update?

 

[xe77]

Open C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT with Notepad and make
sure the file is valid. i.e. no garbage characters.
If the problem persists extract a new copy from the
Windows XP disc.
"expand d:\i386\autoexec.n_ c:\windows\system32
\autoexec.nt"

 

[Alex Nichol]

I have been running "The Bible Library Suite" application
for a couple of years. After the last auto. download of
patches for XP, I now get the message:

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.

Am I going to be able to use this application anymore?

Look in the file with Notepad, and see if there are any lines after the
initial @echo off other than ones starting REM and

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

(plus maybe SET or Path)
If you put a REM in front of the @echo off, you might see specifically
which is giving the trouble. Then, one at a time, try the effect of
adding REM at the front of such lines, to make them comments.

I can see no reason why any patch would invalidate an item that had been
there and working; but there might well be a coincidence of something
getting added that did not belong, at much the time you ran the updates

 

[Frank]

I had no AUTOEXEC.NT. So, I created one and copied the
commands that you described that are suppose to be there
(without REMming out anything). The software works just
fine now.

Thanks,

Frank

 

[Alex Nichol]

I had no AUTOEXEC.NT. So, I created one and copied the
commands that you described that are suppose to be there
(without REMming out anything). The software works just
fine now.

Good. I wonder how it got deleted. . . .

 

[JFoose]

Frank

Just to let you know you are not alone. We have the same problem afte
downloading Windows XP SP2.

We have tried upgrading and the compatibility mode.


Upgrade to version 4
This file will upgrade most older versions to version 4.0, click her
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