Help with Installing on XP

[nofio]

Hey can anyone help i keep getting this message when i try to install:

 

AUTOEXE.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-Dos and Microsoft Windows application. choose 'close; to terminate the application

 

Can anyone help me want to play

[Ivan_R]

this is to do with XP not having a autoexec.bat file.

 

well it does, but it's hidden

 

warning! don't do this unless you have an inkling of what you're doing.

 

(this is using WinXP Pro SP2)

 

in your C:\Windows\Repair folder, there should be a AUTOEXEC.NT and CONFIG.NT file. Make a backup of these, and and then rename the AUTOEXEC.NT file "AUTOEXEC.BAT", and the CONFIG.NT file "CONFIG.SYS"

 

now copy these renamed files into your C:\Windows\System32 folder

 

you may need to reboot (can't remember), but then the installation/program should be fine.

 

Btw, try changing the compatibility first too. It didn't work for me, but it may for you.

 

hope that helps

[RobertoPaladin]

having same problem only message is replacing the autoexec.nt with the config.nt

 

file does not actually exist yet it is saying that it is not suitable for running ms dos apps...

 

have read all other posts regarding this issue on this forum and none of the solutions have worked... have also updated both sound and video drivers to the most current versions

 

at my wits end want to play SOS mayday!

[packersfan]

I guess I have to reboot, because I got the same ---- message! Hopefully it works. Now is this always a problem with XP? I remember having this game on XP before.

[Paul]

I am running on XP and have no problems so far, though I haven't upgraded past the first service pack.-Grand Moff Conway

[Eko]

I think I have SP2 and I run fine most of the time, ocassional qweird crash but its onyl happened once or twice.

[RobertoPaladin]

my system is running a clean install of xp pro... no SP

 

almost ready to go back to ME just to be able to play SWR

[packersfan]

hey, guys just go to the Window/repair folder - copy autoexec.nt and config.nt file and change them to autoexec.bat and config.sys then copy autoexec.nt, autoexec.bat, and config.sys to Windows/System32 folder.. Restart computer and it should work. Did for me and my computer is just nasty right now!

[RobertoPaladin]

tried that... didnt work for me... sometime in the next couple nights im going to try to set up a dual boot for my system... run my old copy of ME on the same system