Hello all. I'm trying to run a Dell Notebook System Software setup program @ the T-39 stage of setup and I keep getting the error below:

16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem -

C:\DOCUME~1\DEFAUL~1.WIN\APPLIC~1\SMBIOSSP.exe

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG.NT. The system file is not suitable for

running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to

terminate the application.

My .sif looks like:

[GuiUnattended]

OemSkipWelcome = 1

OemSkipRegional = 1

DetachedProgram = "%systemdrive%\install\Applications\NSS\setup.exe"

Arguments = "-S"

TimeZone = 035

...

It appears that autoexec.nt and config.nt are not where they should be (%windir%\system32) for the NTVDM (?) to run during T-39, hence the error.

Should they (autoexec.nt & config.nt) be available at the T-39 stage and if not, how does everyone else get programs like 7zip, etc. to run right @ T-39?

I have an idea to place a autoexec.nt and config.nt in the %windir%\system32 directory just before I run the setup.exe program (via a batch file), but in my searches for T-39 events, I've found nothing needing to do all that for the NTVDM (?) to be available to run programs @ T-39.

Does anybody have any idea what I can do here, or has anyone run into this problem?

Thanks!

Homeskillet

You use cmdlines.txt or [setupParams] to launch at T-12 or T-9. You will NOT be able to install 99% of the applications out there at T-39 - almost NONE of the OS is installed at this point.