Re: 16 BIT ERROR - CAN NO-ONE HELP???
From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 11/16/04
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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 00:05:47 -0800
Without an XP CD, you are virtually powerless to resolve this issue. Your
system manufacturer was required to supply you with a recovery procedure
even if it is only from a recovery partition on your hard drive, check your
documentation or contact your system manufacturer. Failing that, you can
purchase an XP CD at retail, it comes in handy for resolving a multitude of
issues and it's possible we can help you resolve this issue as well.
No, you didn't already pay for XP, you paid for a license that added
negligibly to the cost of your system; this is no time to stand on
principle, especially when the CD will come in handy for other issues as
well.
This is the Knowledge Base Article that deals with this issue; note, it
requires the XP CD:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767
-- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "maryc" <maryc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F72C7A3A-ADE0-46EB-8545-45D65B66F638@microsoft.com... > SuzyQ - what is satrup cd??? and what will this do for me??? > Sharon - thanks but as you can see I have searched for Windupdate.... and > it > is definitely not on my computer. Have got the fixes - they work but I > have > to run them each and every time I boot up! Help please > > > "Sharon F" wrote: > >> On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 02:41:08 -0800, maryc wrote: >> >> > Sent this message 31.10 no response at all, surely there must be >> > someone who >> > can help - I realise I can run the fix each time I boot up but there is >> > obviously a problem!! Help??? >> > I have had this problem for a little while and have tried various >> > fixes, >> > however each time I boot up I have to run the fix. I've searched for >> > windupdate but thats not the problem. Dont have XP CD as it is >> > preloaded. >> > Does anyone have any other ideas please. >> > -- >> >> Windupdate is not a valid Windows file. Apparently it is a trojan and it >> is >> responsible for the repeated deletion of the autoexec.nt file. >> >> QUOTE from MVP Kelly Theriot's site: >> >> MS-DOS or 16-bit Windows-based program Error Message >> >> From Ron: >> Running Audit on my computer showed that a program called >> WINDUPDATE.EXE (not WINUPDATE.EXE) was deleting my Autoexec.nt file on >> boot >> up. If I replaced the file it would delete it again. Go to \Program >> Files\WINDUPDATE folder and delete it! >> >> Go to your registry and delete anything named WINDUPDATE. Put the >> Autoexec.nt file back into your \system32 folder and all is well! This >> was >> definately the problem here and I bet most everyone has the same nasty >> bugger, WINDUPDATE.EXE >> on their infected computer. >> >> AND another QUOTE: >> >> This installation program will reinstall the missing or corrupt Windows >> XP >> system files command.com, autoexec.nt and config.nt. The absence or >> corruption of one or more of these files causes a "16 Bit Subsystem" >> error. >> >> XP_Fix.EXE by TRF Systems, Inc. >> http://www.visualtour.com/downloads/xp_fix.exe >> >> More discussion of this error and windupdate: >> http://groups.google.com/groups?q=windupdate&hl=en&lr=&start=10&sa=N >> >> -- >> Sharon F >> MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User >>
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