whenever i run an msdos app on my xp sp2 i get the following error
c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt. the system file is not suitable to run ms dos or microsoft windows applcations. choose 'close' to terminate the application.
2006-06-24 23:02:29 · 2 answers · asked by Raveesh 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Most often I've found you can fix this by restoring backup copies of the autoexec.nt and config.nt files.
Reference:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/16bit.htm
However, I've seen instances where this applies:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q254914&
an instance where this was the solution:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/WinXP/Q_21549145.html#14811674
You could also try this:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/16-bit-MS-DOS-Subsystem-Error-Quick-Fix.shtml
2006-06-24 23:26:53 · answer #1 · answered by lwcomputing 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it is actually telling you what the problem is. MS-DOS applications were single user ones. You have something that is too old to run under XP. You need either a dual boot hard drive, a removable drive, or an older computer running Windows 98 SE or earlier.
- Dio
2006-06-25 06:08:46 · answer #2 · answered by diogenese19348 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋