UNABLE TO INSTALL OLD DOS GAMES ON WIN XP

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I KEEP GETTIN MESSAGE:
C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/AUTOEXEC.NT
NOT SUITABLE 16 BIT MS-DOS SUBSYSTEM ;
EVERYTIME I TRY TO IINSTALL SOME OF MY OLD GAMES AND I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO
CAN SOMEONE PLZ HELP

 

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Hi,

"MULLINSPAK" <MULLINSPAK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:CFDA2CDA-C833-4509-AAD8-3B596C4A2466@microsoft.com...
|I KEEP GETTIN MESSAGE:
| C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/AUTOEXEC.NT
| NOT SUITABLE 16 BIT MS-DOS SUBSYSTEM ;
| EVERYTIME I TRY TO IINSTALL SOME OF MY OLD GAMES AND I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO
| CAN SOMEONE PLZ HELP

Here's an easy method to solve that error:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_m.htm#16bit

If that doesn't correct the issue, try this manual method:

1. Browse to C:\WINDOWS\repair
Right-Click and Copy the file named: autoexec.nt *

2. Browse to C:\WINDOWS\System32
Right-Click in that window to Paste the file
(Answer yes if prompted to replace existing file)


* Note: If the file autoexec.nt doesn't exist on your system
right click the link below and select the "Save Target As.."
option to save the file in C:\WINDOWS\System32
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/AUTOEXEC.NT

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