Re: I have a really interesting problem........

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you answered my questions thank you....also yes I did indeed have
AVAST....sigh it was such a good virus removal tool........sigh....but now im
going to use BitDefender....

"Malke" wrote:

> Master Jedi wrote:
>
> > ok this is the error message is recieve........ and the title of the
> > form is 16-bit MS-DOS SUBSYSTEM
> >
> > C:\windows\system32\cmd.com
> > 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.
> > Buttons: Close Ignore
> > and when i press Ignore the program terminates anyways.....so what do
> > I do????
> >
> > "David Candy" wrote:
> >
> >> Cmd isn't a Dos program (there are such things as 32 bit dos programs
> >> but windows doesn't have any but can run some of them - a lot of old
> >> dos games were 32 bit sort of). It is a console program. Dos programs
> >> also are console programs.
> >>
> >> What happens.
> >>
>
> >> "Master Jedi" <MasterJedi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:FD401FEF-3F28-4EA4-A341-802564705246@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Ok here is my problem in the most detail i can give.........I
> >> > believe somehow Windows XP Home Edition is running in 16-bit
> >> > mode.....The Reason why I think this is because that i cannot run
> >> > 32 bit dos programs and such as cmd.exe or others that require a 32
> >> > bit. I dont have to re install windows to correct this do I? And if
> >> > I don't how do i go about fixing it....Thanks in advanced.
> >>
>
> Error message when you install or start an MS-DOS or 16-bit
> Windows-based program:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767&Product=winxp
>
> This can also be caused by malware.
>
> Also, AVAST (antivirus software) can be the cause if you have WinXP SP2
> installed:
>
> http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=8PCdnSzBqtmadsPcRVn-gQ%40comcast.com
>
> You can put back the standard version of autoexec.nt/config.nt by
> copying a backup copy held in %windir%\repair\ to %windir%\system32\
> (%windir% is typically C:\Windows) instead of using the procedure in
> the KB article above.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic"
>
.



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