installing old software error message

[minion]

i keep getting error messages whren trying to install programs i ran on ME i think they are 16 bit.

C:/windows/system32/autoexec.nt the system file is not suitabel for running MS-DOS and windows applications. Close to terminate program.
What can i do to sort this out?

[Raptor]

Click here for a possible solution.

[Flame]

Minion, I had this problem once... Follow Raptor's link... it works... You will need your Windows XP CD by the way...

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[Fed]

Cutting through the jargon
Copy the autoexec.nt from
c:\windows\repair and paste it to c:\windows\system32
Then set the attributes to 'read only'.