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aahhh ive been sent this program, im on xp, i think my dos doesnt work.
error i get is

16 bit windows subsystem
c:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Michrosft windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.

if i click ignore it doesnt do n e thing, just clsoes and closes obv does the same.
N e one know how to fix dos?
Venney

Hey venney ...
XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT don't contain DOS, although XP can create DOS-bootable disks. All three OSs support the cmd.exe command shell, which lets you run NT-equivalent DOS commands. In XP, go to Start, Programs, Accessories or click Start, Run, then type

cmd.exe
to start the command shell. For older application support, you might want to try the command.com shell, which is more compatible with MS-DOS than cmd.exe is. In XP, click Start, Run, then type

command.com
to start the command.com shell. Command.com can call autoexec.bat and config.nt, both of which are located in the \windows\system32 directory, just as MS-DOS calls autoexec.bat and config.sys. If you're having trouble running your old DOS command-line programs from the cmd.exe environment, try running them inside a command.com shell.

Cactus

ahh i cant get what im doing, i go to run and type cmd.exe and dos comes up but it just does nouthing, if i type command.com it comes up with the same error as the pascel does.
is there not a way i can downlaod or re install the hole dos program or summint?

Venney

(thanks for trying tho cactus)

Have you tried using the compatibility mode set to windows 95?

You might also try reading article.
He talks about an emulator for DOS, and about another program called VDMSound

is Microsoft’s article about Troubleshooting MS-DOS-based programs in Windows XP

Hey venney...

The patch will restore a file needed for running DOS-based programs and processes in Windows XP. Sometimes, this file is removed during the upgrade with Service Pack 2.


http://support.packardbell.com/se/mypc/ ... _patch.exe

Cactus

Hey cactus! your cool man! Turbo pascel works now, i can do some college work at home or if i get stuck now.
thank you loads
Venney

i have the same problem, every time i install that patch it works, but then the next time i try and use it the same error comes up! why wont it fix it?

please help again

Venney

I suspect that it's because system file protection is deleting the file after you install it. Try running the prog in safe mode & see if that helps...

i cant put it in safe mode, we did it before and took for ever to get it out of safe mode, plus its not my pc i cant just change stuff like that willy nilly.

Also the link doesnt work to that patch n e more :S

Venney