What does this message mean

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Videot

When I clicked on an icon to launch a program I received the following
message.

'the Win 16 Subststem was unable to enter protected mode, DOSX.EXE must be
in your auroexec.nt & present in your path.'

What does it mean & how do I fix the problem?
 
Just edit with Notepad c:\windows\sytem32\autoexec.nt
start a clean line in the beginning and type...

c:\windows\system32\dosx.exe

Then ALT-F -> X -> ENTER (or File->Exit->Yes)

The path should default to c:\windows\system32 so you shouldn't need to
change anything there.

regards,

- cuan
 
I wasn't quite sure as to what you were suggesting but what I did was to
copy the 'c:\windows\sytem32\autoexec.nt' & pasted it into the run command.
Doing this produced the following message. 'C:|windows\system 32 refers to
a location that is unavailable'

Since I think this might be referring to a file or something that is missing
or deleted perhaps I should try running the system restore just in case some
file accidentally got deleted. Is this a good idea?
 
Videot said:
I wasn't quite sure as to what you were suggesting but what I did was to
copy the 'c:\windows\sytem32\autoexec.nt' & pasted it into the run command.
Doing this produced the following message. 'C:|windows\system 32 refers to
a location that is unavailable'
Click to expand...

nope. missed the bus.

Since I think this might be referring to a file or something that is missing
or deleted perhaps I should try running the system restore just in case some
file accidentally got deleted. Is this a good idea?
Click to expand...

nonono...

Hmmmm.....okay...lemme rehash.

1. Open Notepad. (Start/All Programs/Accessories/Notepad)
2. In notepad: File/Open (select "All Files" at the bottom)
3. Navigate to...My Computer/C Drive (c:)/Windows/System32
4. Locate the file "Autoexec" (NT File) and double click on it.
5. after the "@echo off" on the top line, start a new line beneath it by
pushing <ENTER>
6. type in: c:\windows\system32\dosx.exe
7. Then select File/Exit and when it asks to save, click on "Yes"

Then Reboot and try your program again.


hope this helps.

- cuan
 
I have added the suggested line to thautoexec.nt' file using Notepad but
this doesn't make any difference. as I still get the same messages when I
click the icon.
 
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