cant start dos

Hi new here and I have a quick question. I am trying to open one of my programs and every time I do I get a message that states.....

C:\windows\system32\command.com
C:\windows\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running ms-dos and windows applications. Choose "close" to terminate.  

What does this mean?  :-? Sorry Im a little slow at computers. How can I get my program to open and run? Thank you

It Means Microsoft put a little line of code in to one of the Files in Service Pack 2 that says You cant use dos stuff any more NA NA NA

Some people made an emulator Called Dos Box
http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/news.php?show_news=1

You can run many dos programs from inside of it

Also there is a Check box in msconfig under System.ini that says

; for 16-bit app support, im not sure what unchecking it does

It Means Microsoft put a little line of code in to one of the Files in Service Pack 2 that says You cant use dos stuff any more NA NA NA

Some people made an emulator Called Dos Box
http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/news.php?show_news=1

You can run many dos programs from inside of it

Yeah just tried that what a joke, cant figure it out for the life of me. now I know why I hate these frickin boxes of junk so much. All I want to do is click the program and have it open with out having to jump thru hoops. HOW HARD IS THAT? DAM COMPUTERS  

We used to have a FAQ on this problem but it seems it has gone missing.

Autoexec.nt

Good luck. 8-)

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It has been bumped down by less important, though newer stuff. Anyway the above info will get you there.  

I tried what it and you said. I clicked start, run = cmd box pops up cmd is not a valid win32 app? now what?

If there is an error with CMD then you can't run CMD to fix the problem

If the issue continues to occur, copy the Autoexec.nt and Config.nt files from the Repair folder in Windows to the System folder. To do so, follow these steps:

1.      Click Start, click Run, type c:\windows\repair, and then click OK.
2.      Right-click autoexec.nt, and then click Copy.
3.      Click Start, click Run, type c:\windows\system32, and then click OK.
4.      Right-click anywhere in that folder, and then click Paste.
5.      Right-click the Autoexect.nt file that you just copied, and then click Properties.
6.      Click to select Read-Only, and then click OK.
7.      Repeat steps 1 through 6 to copy the Config.nt file.

Kudos to Microsoft. 8-)