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I get the following error message when I try to run an older DOS program,
which ran fine up until yesterday. Anybody have an idea what happened ?


"The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows
applications. Close' to terminate the application."

Thanks
John
 
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I had a similar problem and repaired the win32 file folder after doing
a Google search with the exact text on the error message. Something
got deleted and needs to be replaced. It is still on your hard drive
in the windows installation or you may need to extract it from your cd.
Should be fairly easy.
 
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"John" <onejm@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>I get the following error message when I try to run an older DOS
>program, which ran fine up until yesterday. Anybody have an idea what
>happened ?
>
>
> "The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft
> Windows applications. Close' to terminate the application."
>
> Thanks
> John
>


Maybe http://support.microsoft.com/?id=324767? This was found by
visiting Microsoft's support knowledgebase site
(http://support.microsoft.com) and search on "windows xp autoexec.nt
suitable".

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Thats the article i found too. Worked like a charm. I have 2 puters, just
copied the autoexec.nt file from one to the other, I have to learn to use
"Google" more often, its a fabulous tool.
Thanks
John



"_Vanguard_" <lh_news@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Ojsz%23vJ7EHA.2592@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> "John" <onejm@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:H8adnZcvG7jwR03cRVn-1Q@comcast.com...
>>I get the following error message when I try to run an older DOS program,
>>which ran fine up until yesterday. Anybody have an idea what happened ?
>>
>>
>> "The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows
>> applications. Close' to terminate the application."
>>
>> Thanks
>> John
>>
>
>
> Maybe http://support.microsoft.com/?id=324767? This was found by visiting
> Microsoft's support knowledgebase site (http://support.microsoft.com) and
> search on "windows xp autoexec.nt suitable".
>
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Hi John,

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

This should help resolve this common problem. 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.

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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

"John" <onejm@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:H8adnZcvG7jwR03cRVn-1Q@comcast.com...
>I get the following error message when I try to run an older DOS program,
>which ran fine up until yesterday. Anybody have an idea what happened ?
>
>
> "The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows
> applications. Close' to terminate the application."
>
> Thanks
> John
>
 
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"John" <onejm@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Gr6dnZ3ZkLsuxEzcRVn-rQ@comcast.com...
> Thats the article i found too. Worked like a charm. I have 2
> puters, just copied the autoexec.nt file from one to the other, I
> have to learn to use "Google" more often, its a fabulous tool.
> Thanks
>
> "_Vanguard_" <lh_news@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:Ojsz%23vJ7EHA.2592@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> "John" <onejm@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:H8adnZcvG7jwR03cRVn-1Q@comcast.com...
>>>I get the following error message when I try to run an older DOS
>>>program, which ran fine up until yesterday. Anybody have an idea
>>>what happened ?
>>>
>>> "The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft
>>> Windows applications. Close' to terminate the application."
>>
>> Maybe http://support.microsoft.com/?id=324767? This was found by
>> visiting Microsoft's support knowledgebase site
>> (http://support.microsoft.com) and search on "windows xp autoexec.nt
>> suitable".


There should also be a copy under the %systemroot%\Repair directory.

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"John" <onejm@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:H8adnZcvG7jwR03cRVn-1Q@comcast.com...
>I get the following error message when I try to run an older DOS program,
>which ran fine up until yesterday. Anybody have an idea what happened ?
>
>
> "The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows
> applications. Close' to terminate the application."
>
> Thanks
> John
the "autoexec.nt" file in C:\WINDOWS\system32 has been deleted by
syp/malware called "WinAdTools"
go to C:\WINDOWS\repair and copy autoexec.nt back into the system32 folder

go to Add/Remove Programs and search for WinAdtools and remove it, or use
Sypbot - Search and Destroy or Ad-ware
 
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