Unable to install old programs

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You might want to take a look here:

http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;324767

Quoting from the article:
1. Click Start, click Run, type c:\windows\repair, and then
click OK.
2. Right-click autoexec.nt, and then click Copy.
3. Click Start, click Run, type c:\windows\system32, and
then click OK.
4. Right-click anywhere in that folder, and then click
Paste.
5. Right-click the Autoexect.nt file that you just copied,
and then click Properties.
6. Click to select Read-Only, and then click OK.
7. Repeat steps 1 through 6 to copy the Config.nt file.
Note You must enable Read-Only permissions or the files will be
removed after you restart Windows.
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Nepatsfan
"Older programs" <Older programs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
news:228195C2-8618-4CA2-8DF9-CCE581F62AC4@microsoft.com...
> When I have logged on a message comes up saying
> C\windows\system32\autoexec.nt
> the system is not suitable for running MS/DOS & micrsoft
> applications
> It is displayed in a box with small print on top 16bitwindow
> subsystems
> When I press either ignore or cancel it goes away and always
> comes back when
> I reopen.
> I have tried the compatible wizard but that has not helped
>
> Thanks