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Software => Computer software => Topic started by: minion on June 18, 2005, 01:53:41 PM

Title: installing old software error message
Post by: minion on June 18, 2005, 01:53:41 PM

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?

Title: Re: installing old software error message
Post by: Raptor on June 18, 2005, 02:08:49 PM

Click here (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767) for a possible solution.

Title: Re: installing old software error message
Post by: Flame on June 18, 2005, 03:57:20 PM

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

[glb]Flame[/glb]

Title: Re: installing old software error message
Post by: Fed on June 18, 2005, 04:21:03 PM

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'.