Using older program in WINXP

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Hello --- I have a rather sizeable contacts/card file that I have used and
maintained since Windows 3.1. (The .CRD file program). Anyway, when I go
to open this up in WINXP, I get the following error message:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running
Ms-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the
application.



Is there any way that I can still access this file in WINXP? It has many
names and addresses that are not available to me elsewhere. Thank you.



BTW - the program kept working through Win 95 and WIN98, but not XP. Thanks
in advance.

 

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Error message when you install or start an MS-DOS or 16-bit Windows-based program
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767

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"J. Timothy" <jenkins_t@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:uQFSNOJJFHA.4092@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hello --- I have a rather sizeable contacts/card file that I have used and
> maintained since Windows 3.1. (The .CRD file program). Anyway, when I go to open
> this up in WINXP, I get the following error message:
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running Ms-DOS
> and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.
>
>
>
> Is there any way that I can still access this file in WINXP? It has many names and
> addresses that are not available to me elsewhere. Thank you.
>
>
>
> BTW - the program kept working through Win 95 and WIN98, but not XP. Thanks in
> advance.
>
>

 

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Hi,

The simplest method to resolve this common problem is to copy autoexec.nt
from C:\Windows\repair to C:\Windows\system32 and overwrite the one that is
currently there.

Alternately, you can create a new autoexec.nt file and save it to the
\windows\system32 folder to overwrite the corrupted one. Click start/run and
type notepad, then click ok. Copy/paste the below code into it (instead of
typing it in to prevent errors), then click file/"save as". Navigate to the
C:\Windows\system32 folder, change the "save as file" type to "all types"
and name the file autoexec.nt, then click save (if prompted to overwrite the
existing one, do so).

@echo off
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\mscdexnt.exe
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\redir
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\dosx
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 P330 T3

Reboot when finished. This usually fixes it, but you will find further steps
here if it doesn't:

Error message when you install or start an MS-DOS or 16-bit Windows-based
program
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324767

Basically, you will have to expand new copies of command.com, autoexec.nt,
and config.nt to the system32 folder from the WinXP CD or I386 folder on
your hard drive. Sometimes, you need to create new ones and overwrite the
existing ones - the method is described in the article.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"J. Timothy" <jenkins_t@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:uQFSNOJJFHA.4092@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hello --- I have a rather sizeable contacts/card file that I have used and
> maintained since Windows 3.1. (The .CRD file program). Anyway, when I go
> to open this up in WINXP, I get the following error message:
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXC.NT. The system file is not suitable for
> running Ms-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to
> terminate the application.
>
>
>
> Is there any way that I can still access this file in WINXP? It has many
> names and addresses that are not available to me elsewhere. Thank you.
>
>
>
> BTW - the program kept working through Win 95 and WIN98, but not XP.
> Thanks in advance.
>
>

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Thank you so very much! It worked like a charm. I really appreciate it.

J.

 

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Reading yr post "maintained SINCE Win 3.1" ... did it run under Win 95/98?
If so, have you tried running it under Win95 emulation in XP?
Failing that, you may need to convert the data into Outlook.

Sincerely, Len

"J. Timothy" <jenkins_t@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:uQFSNOJJFHA.4092@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hello --- I have a rather sizeable contacts/card file that I have used and
> maintained since Windows 3.1. (The .CRD file program). Anyway, when I go
> to open this up in WINXP, I get the following error message:
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXC.NT. The system file is not suitable for
> running Ms-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to
> terminate the application.
>
>
>
> Is there any way that I can still access this file in WINXP? It has many
> names and addresses that are not available to me elsewhere. Thank you.
>
>
>
> BTW - the program kept working through Win 95 and WIN98, but not XP.
> Thanks in advance.
>
>