D:INSTALL.EXE error message when trying to load an old game

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Are you trying to run a DOS program?

xfiler

>-----Original Message-----
>C\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXE.NT. The system file is not
suitable for running
>MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications.Chose 'close'
to terminate the
>application
> i have changed my system to nstf recently. is there
anyway to run this in
>dos only, it should work then.or anyway to get xp to run
it win95 ran it fine.
>.
>

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

Hi

Please see if the following article helps:

"Error Message When You Install or Start an MS-DOS or 16-Bit Windows Based
Program"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324767

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Please reply to the News Groups


"randini69" <randini69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:803C8D5C-139F-46C7-86A6-B5D631F8F919@microsoft.com...
> C\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXE.NT. The system file is not suitable for running
> MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications.Chose 'close' to terminate the
> application
> i have changed my system to nstf recently. is there anyway to run this in
> dos only, it should work then.or anyway to get xp to run it win95 ran it
> fine.

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

the game can be loaded in dos mode, but i can't run dos alone. only ms-dos

"Will Denny" wrote:

> Hi
>
> Please see if the following article helps:
>
> "Error Message When You Install or Start an MS-DOS or 16-Bit Windows Based
> Program"
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324767
>
> --
>
> Will Denny
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> Please reply to the News Groups
>
>
> "randini69" <randini69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:803C8D5C-139F-46C7-86A6-B5D631F8F919@microsoft.com...
> > C\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXE.NT. The system file is not suitable for running
> > MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications.Chose 'close' to terminate the
> > application
> > i have changed my system to nstf recently. is there anyway to run this in
> > dos only, it should work then.or anyway to get xp to run it win95 ran it
> > fine.
>
>
>

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

I have a program called DOSbox to run DOS games in XP -
you could google for it, I like it, and I didn't have to
give up my old favorites.

HTH, and YMMV!!

xfiler


>-----Original Message-----
>the game can be loaded in dos mode, but i can't run dos
alone. only ms-dos
>
>"Will Denny" wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Please see if the following article helps:
>>
>> "Error Message When You Install or Start an MS-DOS or
16-Bit Windows Based
>> Program"
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324767
>>
>> --
>>
>> Will Denny
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>> Please reply to the News Groups
>>
>>
>> "randini69" <randini69@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message
>> news:803C8D5C-139F-46C7-86A6-
B5D631F8F919@microsoft.com...
>> > C\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXE.NT. The system file is
not suitable for running
>> > MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows
applications.Chose 'close' to terminate the
>> > application
>> > i have changed my system to nstf recently. is there
anyway to run this in
>> > dos only, it should work then.or anyway to get xp to
run it win95 ran it
>> > fine.
>>
>>
>>
>.
>

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

I have a program called DOSbox to run DOS games in XP -
you could google for it, I like it, and I didn't have to
give up my old favorites.

HTH, and YMMV!!

xfiler


>-----Original Message-----
>the game can be loaded in dos mode, but i can't run dos
alone. only ms-dos
>
>"Will Denny" wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Please see if the following article helps:
>>
>> "Error Message When You Install or Start an MS-DOS or
16-Bit Windows Based
>> Program"
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324767
>>
>> --
>>
>> Will Denny
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>> Please reply to the News Groups
>>
>>
>> "randini69" <randini69@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message
>> news:803C8D5C-139F-46C7-86A6-
B5D631F8F919@microsoft.com...
>> > C\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXE.NT. The system file is
not suitable for running
>> > MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows
applications.Chose 'close' to terminate the
>> > application
>> > i have changed my system to nstf recently. is there
anyway to run this in
>> > dos only, it should work then.or anyway to get xp to
run it win95 ran it
>> > fine.
>>
>>
>>
>.
>