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"16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem" warning in XP?


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i now get this message window that says

16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem

C:\windows\system32\command.com

C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\CONFIG.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsfot Windows applications.

Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.

Close  Ignore

It came up after installing Asus Wifi driver, but it never happened before???


Posted

what app are you trying to launch when this error occurs?

If this problem is because of Asus driver and uninstall of the driver didn't help, try to run system restore..

Posted

this problem occurs at start up,

As mentioned earlier, it appeared after installing the Asus Wifi driver, but in my previous install it came up (hence another reason for the rebuild)

I have done a system restore, which has momentarily saved me from another rebuild, but im just not sure what is triggering off the error!

Posted

Maybe some component stayed in registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

or in windows startup folder...

Check that, you shoud find the solution there...

Posted

the error is definitely related to the Asus Wifi driver, as I installed it again only to find the error again, then uninstall removed the error.

BUT.... this driver worked fine under XP sp1. What could SP2 have changed to give that error now?

Posted
only missing config.nt

you can copy a config.nt to windows\system32 to fix it

would that be a sure fix? I sure hope so...

Please let me know!

EDIT: I searched for it, but cant find it. Where else can i locate a copy of it? Can i just copy it from a nother PC???

Posted
only missing config.nt

you can copy a config.nt to windows\system32 to fix it

would that be a sure fix? I sure hope so...

Please let me know!

EDIT: I searched for it, but cant find it. Where else can i locate a copy of it? Can i just copy it from a nother PC???

of coz you can copy it from another computer(be sure of the same system version)

also you can expand it from installation cd

Posted

now its asking for me for the AUTOEXEC.NT file

I will transfer that file too.

Any idea how many files its going to ask for???

  • 1 month later...
Posted

well i managed to get it all working by copying the config.nt and autexec.nt files from a sp1 install!

But now, after almost 2months of it working fine, i get the Autoexec.nt error again!

What makes this even stranger is that i have once again copied the autoexec.nt file back to the system32 folder and reboot, only for it to dissappear, time and time again???

Why is it deleting the autoexec.nt file? :blink:

  • 2 months later...
Posted

Start=>Run=>cmd [Enter]

expand F:\i386\config.nt_ c:\windows\system32\config.nt [Enter]

expand F:\i386\autoexec.nt_ c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt [Enter]

expand F:\i386\command.co_ c:\windows\system32\command.com [Enter]

Where F: the drive with ur xpsp2 cd in

/sc

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