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| XP Pro system file problems I'm having problems running a programme which previously installed and ran OK, and with installing routine updates with another. In both cases cases I get the following error message: "C:WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application." A search for that file shows it in the following locations only: C:\WINDOWS\I386|AUTOEXEC.NT_ C:\WINdows\repair\autoexec.nt Any ideas as to how I fix the problem? Is it a case of extracting and installing that file to the SYSTEM32 folder and, if so, how? XP is on an Evesham backup disc.
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| Is that since you updated to SP2?
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| No. It's a new PC which came with SP2 installed.
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| Sounds like the SP2 compatibility issues arising. Sorry Denis, but I cant offer anymore help than that. All I know is, that my pc conflicts mega with SP2 and software you think would be ok isnt. ![]()
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| Denis When you say you have a backup disc - is that a partition on your hardrive or an actual CD ? If its on CD you could try putting it in let it run its console when you startup and see if it offers a repair installation - it would then re-install the required files.
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| I have since found it's a relatively common problem with highly complicated or dead easy fixes. I opted for the latter which simply involves copying the missing file from C:\WINDOWS\repair to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\. There are some other critical files in the repair folder too. ![]()
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| autoexec.nt is only needed for 16-bit applications - is this a very old piece of software, Denis? Contents of my autoexec.nt: Code: @echo off REM AUTOEXEC.BAT is not used to initialize the MS-DOS environment. REM AUTOEXEC.NT is used to initialize the MS-DOS environment unless a REM different startup file is specified in an application's PIF. REM Install CD ROM extensions lh %SystemRoot%\system32\mscdexnt.exe REM Install network redirector (load before dosx.exe) lh %SystemRoot%\system32\redir REM Install DPMI support lh %SystemRoot%\system32\dosx REM The following line enables Sound Blaster 2.0 support on NTVDM. REM The command for setting the BLASTER environment is as follows: REM SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 P330 REM where: REM A specifies the sound blaster's base I/O port REM I specifies the interrupt request line REM D specifies the 8-bit DMA channel REM P specifies the MPU-401 base I/O port REM T specifies the type of sound blaster card REM 1 - Sound Blaster 1.5 REM 2 - Sound Blaster Pro I REM 3 - Sound Blaster 2.0 REM 4 - Sound Blaster Pro II REM 6 - SOund Blaster 16/AWE 32/32/64 REM REM The default value is A220 I5 D1 T3 and P330. If any of the switches is REM left unspecified, the default value will be used. (NOTE, since all the REM ports are virtualized, the information provided here does not have to REM match the real hardware setting.) NTVDM supports Sound Blaster 2.0 only. REM The T switch must be set to 3, if specified. SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 P330 T3 REM To disable the sound blaster 2.0 support on NTVDM, specify an invalid REM SB base I/O port address. For example: REM SET BLASTER=A0 ![]() |
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| Briskodian | It would be interesting to know which program you're running, and also the contents of your autoexec.nt file. You can open it with Notepad, if you select "files of type" = "all files" in the open box.
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| I have had this before, the other solution is to use the cabinet extraction util to extract the correct file and rename it into its location from the cd. http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;324767 |
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| Kinda odd as those entries are NOT from a NT-based (NT4/2000/XP) platform - they are intended for the W9x/ME days :| For a clean-install to have stuff in there is odd & wrong.
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