xp will not allow my 16 bit app to run

[Guest]

When I try to start my 16bit app in xp I get a window saying "the system file
is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications". Can
anyone help! This is a program I have been using for years and I do not have
a replacement for it.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Seems to be an epidemic lately....

This can be caused by a trojan.

Get rid of the trojan.

Update your antivirus software and run a full system scan.

Copy the autoexec.nt file from C:\Windows\Repair to C:\Windows\System32.
And set Attributes for autoexec.nt to Read-only.

Read-only
[[Specifies whether this file is read-only, which means that it cannot be
changed or accidentally deleted.]]

1. Right click the file.
2. Properties.
3. Select: Read-only.
4. Click: Apply.
5. Click: OK.

16-bit MS-DOS Subsystem error while installing or running a DOS application
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/16bit.htm

MS-DOS or 16-bit Windows-based program Error Message
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_m.htm#16bit

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

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Guest]

thankyou thankyou thankyou. I was having the same problem after a recent
reinstall on a new hard drive,(my drive crashed). All of a sudden I was
getting this message while trying to install programs which I had previously.
This absolutely did the trick thanks soooooo much.
Paul

Seems to be an epidemic lately....

This can be caused by a trojan.

Get rid of the trojan.

Update your antivirus software and run a full system scan.

Copy the autoexec.nt file from C:\Windows\Repair to C:\Windows\System32.
And set Attributes for autoexec.nt to Read-only.

Read-only
[[Specifies whether this file is read-only, which means that it cannot be
changed or accidentally deleted.]]

1. Right click the file.
2. Properties.
3. Select: Â Read-only.
4. Click: Apply.
5. Click: OK.

16-bit MS-DOS Subsystem error while installing or running a DOS application
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/16bit.htm

MS-DOS or 16-bit Windows-based program Error Message
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_m.htm#16bit

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

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

When I try to start my 16bit app in xp I get a window saying "the system
file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows
applications". Can anyone help! This is a program I have been using for
years and I do not have a replacement for it.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Paul,

Glad it worked out. Keep having fun!

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

thankyou thankyou thankyou. I was having the same problem after a recent
reinstall on a new hard drive,(my drive crashed). All of a sudden I was
getting this message while trying to install programs which I had
previously. This absolutely did the trick thanks soooooo much.
Paul

Seems to be an epidemic lately....

This can be caused by a trojan.

Get rid of the trojan.

Update your antivirus software and run a full system scan.

Copy the autoexec.nt file from C:\Windows\Repair to C:\Windows\System32.
And set Attributes for autoexec.nt to Read-only.

Read-only
[[Specifies whether this file is read-only, which means that it cannot be
changed or accidentally deleted.]]

1. Right click the file.
2. Properties.
3. Select: Â Read-only.
4. Click: Apply.
5. Click: OK.

16-bit MS-DOS Subsystem error while installing or running a DOS
application http://windowsxp.mvps.org/16bit.htm

MS-DOS or 16-bit Windows-based program Error Message
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_m.htm#16bit

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

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

When I try to start my 16bit app in xp I get a window saying "the system
file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows
applications". Can anyone help! This is a program I have been using for
years and I do not have a replacement for it.