Re: 16-bit DOS application

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From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 11/02/04 

Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 19:11:39 -0700

Seems to be an epidemic lately....

MS-DOS or 16-bit Windows-based program Error Message
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_m.htm#16bit

Remove Win???.com using Add or Remove Programs from the Control Panel.

You stated that you've seen this one >>>
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 

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Hope this helps.  Let us know.
Wes
In news:0AD307C7-5779-4AA1-ADA5-D71F82F50FEE@microsoft.com,
Belinda <Belinda@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> have a DOS application running on Windows XP Pro with Sp2. No problems
> running the program until last week when started getting error
> described in
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767.
> Followed the resolution steps and extracted the autoexec.nt,
> config.nt and command.com files. The DOS application worked all OK
> again.
> When the user logged on the next morning same error occurred. Run
> through same resolution steps and application worked again. Each time
> the user logs off these files are becoming corrupted and need to be
> replaced. Have scanned PC for virus' with nothing showing up. Not
> sure what else could be causing this. Nothing obvious in the event
> logs.
>
> Anyone had this issue before or have any suggestions to troubleshoot
> the problem?

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