Sys file not suitable for MS-DOS and Windows

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Installing software. Get...C;\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\Autoexec.NT
The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows
applications

 

[Rock]

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

yrdbrd1 wrote:

> Installing software. Get...C;\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\Autoexec.NT
> The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows
> applications

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

Also can be caused by a Trojan installing a file windupdater.exe and
creating registry entries for that file.
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=5f6f139.0409140618.749324fe%40posting.google.com

AVAST (free antivirus software) can be the cause if SP2 is installed:
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=8PCdnSzBqtmadsPcRVn-gQ%40comcast.com

You can put back the standard version of autoexec.nt by copying a backup
copy held in windows\repair to windows\system32.

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Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User