Windows XP

[Mr anderson]

First hello and happy new year to all, I got windows xp on my PC, I have not long re-installed it. But when i go to install a game i get a error message saying " 16 bit windows subsysetm c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt" the system file is not suitable for running ms-dos and microsoft windows apps choose close to terminate the app?

How can i fix this error? Ideas please

[vitualis]

More details please.

For example, what game?

Regards.

[Mr anderson]

any games and progs? Would the new patch fix this error?

[smearbrick1]

I remember having an issue similar to this. If you do a google search on that same exact error, you will get results pointing to a Microsoft Knowledgebase article. Within that article is a description of how to rectify your situation (involves using your original xp cd and replacing one file... at least that was my problem.).

[Mr anderson]

thmx ill try tht and let u knw if it works

[bazooka]

You lost the autoexecute file.

It needs to be recreated.

[glockjs]

it sounds like he's tryin to run a dos game. which doesnt work on xp because xp isnt dos, its nt

[bazooka]

it sounds like he's tryin to run a dos game. which doesnt work on xp because xp isnt dos, its nt

This situation was in the Feb 22 issue of PC Magazine. The autoexecute file has disappeared from the system32 folder and has to be recreated. You can do this by using notepad.

[glockjs]

it sounds like he's tryin to run a dos game. which doesnt work on xp because xp isnt dos, its nt

This situation was in the Feb 22 issue of PC Magazine. The autoexecute file has disappeared from the system32 folder and has to be recreated. You can do this by using notepad.

didnt know that. i remember a few years back trying to install an old game that didnt work because of exactly that. the answer i got back then was what i just posted

[bazooka]

While XP may be based on the 2000 kernel, you can run legacy games in the command window.

[pbhalerao]

First hello and happy new year to all, I got windows xp on my PC, I have not long re-installed it. But when i go to install a game i get a error message saying " 16 bit windows subsysetm c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt" the system file is not suitable for running ms-dos and microsoft windows apps choose close to terminate the app?

How can i fix this error? Ideas please

As bazooka said, your AUTOEXEC.NT file is missing from %SYSTEMROOT%\system32 (usually C:\WINDOWS\system32) folder. To recreate it, do the following:

a) Start Notepad or your favourite text editor
b) Copy/paste the following into the text document:

@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

c) Save the file as AUTOEXEC.NT into your system32 folder