visual basic

[Paul Marshall]

Hi
Can't get visual basic 6 to load onto windows xp home
addition, with service pack 2 installed

error message is
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not
suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows
applications.

if you can't help could you point me in the right
direction

thank you

Paul

 

[Star Fleet Admiral Q]

You must have other underlying problems - I've installed VS 6.0 (which
contains VB6) with only one problem (no MS Java until I remembered to
install it), after which it has worked flawlessly.

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Hi
Can't get visual basic 6 to load onto windows xp home
addition, with service pack 2 installed

error message is
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not
suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows
applications.

Hi

For the autoexec.nt issue, please take a look at this article:

Error message when you install or start an MS-DOS or 16-bit
Windows-based program
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767