windows xp win16 subsystem unable to enter protected mode

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Every time I try to install or even sometimes run a program I get the following message for windows x

win16 subsystem unable to enter protected mode, DOSX>EXE must be in your autoexec.nt and present in your path

I can't install many programs because of this. Please Help!!!
 
Barbs: I would start by making sure your current autoexec.nt file matches the following stock file

@echo of

REM AUTOEXEC.BAT is not used to initialize the MS-DOS environment
REM AUTOEXEC.NT is used to initialize the MS-DOS environment unless
REM different startup file is specified in an application's PIF

REM Install CD ROM extension
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\mscdexnt.ex

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

REM Install DPMI suppor
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\dos

REM The following line enables Sound Blaster 2.0 support on NTVDM
REM The command for setting the BLASTER environment is as follows
REM SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 P33
REM where
REM A specifies the sound blaster's base I/O por
REM I specifies the interrupt request lin
REM D specifies the 8-bit DMA channe
REM P specifies the MPU-401 base I/O por
REM T specifies the type of sound blaster car
REM 1 - Sound Blaster 1.
REM 2 - Sound Blaster Pro
REM 3 - Sound Blaster 2.
REM 4 - Sound Blaster Pro I
REM 6 - SOund Blaster 16/AWE 32/32/6
RE
REM The default value is A220 I5 D1 T3 and P330. If any of the switches i
REM left unspecified, the default value will be used. (NOTE, since all th
REM ports are virtualized, the information provided here does not have t
REM match the real hardware setting.) NTVDM supports Sound Blaster 2.0 only
REM The T switch must be set to 3, if specified
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 P330 T

REM To disable the sound blaster 2.0 support on NTVDM, specify an invali
REM SB base I/O port address. For example
REM SET BLASTER=A
 
Dear Ron,

I wish it were that simple. My autoexec.nt is exactly the same as it should be. That's why I'm stuck I don't understand why it is not working correctly. Any other ideas? Thanks.

Sincerely,
Barbs
 
Ron and Barb I am having the exact same problem. I checked my AUTOEXEC.NT file and it reads the same too. I am having no luck here at all.....anyone else have any ideas?
 
I am having the same problem on one of my machines.

I have used the autoexec.nt and config.nt files from the repair folder, from another machine where the programs do install as well as various iterations of changing and modifying the autoexec.nt and config.nt files found on the Microsoft site and other internet sites, but nothing. I still cannot get certain programs to instal
 
Randy said:
I am having the same problem on one of my machines.

I have used the autoexec.nt and config.nt files from the repair folder, from another machine where the programs do install as well as various iterations of changing and modifying the autoexec.nt and config.nt files found on the Microsoft site and other internet sites, but nothing. I still cannot get certain programs to install
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I did not catch the beginning of this thread, but I am trying to install
an app that needs share.exe. I am loading share from config.nt and
autoexec.nt but the app says share is not there.

I am a former MS Dos/Windows/NT support person so let's keep the
discussion to the point and detailed.

Any ideas?

Robert A. Ober
PS: Tried remming the network and cdrom redirectors, that did not help.
 
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