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Anonymous   02-06-2005 at 03:15:04 PM

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after a system crash and XP reinstalled i had the error message :
16 bit subsystem error
C:|WINDOWS\System32\autoexec.nt
the system file is not suitable for running MS DOS and microsoft applications.

I created a blank notepad and named it autoexec.nt and saved it. I then
copied it into My computer,C:,windows,system32 and pasted it. I then went to
the REPAIR folder in WINDOWS and copied the Autoexec.nt file. I then went
back into SYSTEM32 and pasted it over the notepad document. IT WORKED !! and
my system is working great.

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Anonymous   02-06-2005 at 05:26:00 PM
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Have you removed the trojan that probably caused the problem in the first
place?

16-bit MS-DOS Subsystem error while installing or running a DOS application
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/16bit.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:779BABFD-A25E-4812-96D0-A12EF8F970F5@microsoft.com,
Steve Healey <SteveHealey@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> after a system crash and XP reinstalled i had the error message :
> 16 bit subsystem error
> C:|WINDOWS\System32\autoexec.nt
> the system file is not suitable for running MS DOS and microsoft
> applications.
>
> I created a blank notepad and named it autoexec.nt and saved it. I
> then copied it into My computer,C:,windows,system32 and pasted it. I
> then went to the REPAIR folder in WINDOWS and copied the Autoexec.nt
> file. I then went back into SYSTEM32 and pasted it over the notepad
> document. IT WORKED !! and my system is working great.

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Anonymous   02-07-2005 at 06:18:06 AM
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Make it read only and the Trojan won't be able to touch it again. You might
also copy all your system and system32 file to a safety directory.

"Steve Healey" <SteveHealey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:779BABFD-A25E-4812-96D0-A12EF8F970F5@microsoft.com...
> after a system crash and XP reinstalled i had the error message :
> 16 bit subsystem error
> C:|WINDOWS\System32\autoexec.nt
> the system file is not suitable for running MS DOS and microsoft
> applications.
>
> I created a blank notepad and named it autoexec.nt and saved it. I then
> copied it into My computer,C:,windows,system32 and pasted it. I then went
> to
> the REPAIR folder in WINDOWS and copied the Autoexec.nt file. I then went
> back into SYSTEM32 and pasted it over the notepad document. IT WORKED !!
> and
> my system is working great.

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