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More info?)
YES!! Thanks again Rick - it worked fine. Now I can access my MYOB files
again and the taxman will get his 'return'. Thank you, thank you, thank
you....
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
> 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
>
> "Deepa" <Deepa.1rltpm@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
> news
eepa.1rltpm@pcbanter.net...
> >
> > Does anyone know why I get the following error now when I try to run
> > several of my desktop icons? They used to all work fine; now all of a
> > sudden I get this error:
> >
> > C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for
> > running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to
> > terminate the application.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Deepa
>
>
>
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