Re: AUTOEXEC.NT

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From: Melvin Ho (melvinho_at_NOSPAMstarhub.net.sg)
Date: 09/11/04 

Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 09:35:33 +0800

1) Go to start > run > cmd and click ok
2) In command prompt, type in expand c:\i386\autoexec.nt_
c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt
3) Enter
 Change the path leading to the i386 folder.

Melvin

"ajromano" <ajromano@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DFEE0715-09D0-4B56-919E-60DE2824DA04@microsoft.com...
> At boot up I get the following message,
> "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for
> running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose CLOSE to
> terminate
> the application."
> Why am I getting this message, and how do I stop it?
> I looked in the SYSTEM32 directory, and there is no flie caled
> AUTOEXEC.NT
> in there, however there is one in a massive directory called 1386.
> Thank you.

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