I'm running Windows XP Pro, and when I attempt to reinstall it it gives me this promt (with the window name being "16 bit Windows Subsystem"):

 

 

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NET. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.

 

 

 

 

Help? :<

Yes, I can tell you, that this has nothing to do with Rebellion.

 

XP doesn't even parse any of the autoexec files by default, IIRC.

Try opening the file with a text editor, like notepad and tell us what's inside it

Sorry for the delay:

 

I opened the AutoExec.NT file with wordpad and here's what I got:

 

@echo off

 

REM AUTOEXEC.BAT is not used to initialize the MS-DOS environment.

REM AUTOEXEC.NT is used to initialize the MS-DOS environment unless a

REM different startup file is specified in an application's PIF.

 

REM Install CD ROM extensions

lh %SystemRoot%\system32\mscdexnt.exe

 

REM Install network redirector (load before dosx.exe)

lh %SystemRoot%\system32\redir

 

REM Install DPMI support

lh %SystemRoot%\system32\dosx

 

REM The following line enables Sound Blaster 2.0 support on NTVDM.

REM The command for setting the BLASTER environment is as follows:

REM SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 P330

REM where:

REM A specifies the sound blaster's base I/O port

REM I specifies the interrupt request line

REM D specifies the 8-bit DMA channel

REM P specifies the MPU-401 base I/O port

REM T specifies the type of sound blaster card

REM 1 - Sound Blaster 1.5

REM 2 - Sound Blaster Pro I

REM 3 - Sound Blaster 2.0

REM 4 - Sound Blaster Pro II

REM 6 - SOund Blaster 16/AWE 32/32/64

REM

REM The default value is A220 I5 D1 T3 and P330. If any of the switches is

REM left unspecified, the default value will be used. (NOTE, since all the

REM ports are virtualized, the information provided here does not have to

REM match the real hardware setting.) NTVDM supports Sound Blaster 2.0 only.

REM The T switch must be set to 3, if specified.

SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 P330 T3

 

REM To disable the sound blaster 2.0 support on NTVDM, specify an invalid

REM SB base I/O port address. For example:

REM SET BLASTER=A0

 

This error also occurs on other games I try to install, like Dark Forces.

It seems to me that the problem has to do with your sound drivers rather than WXP...

ive been having the same problem. i went to reinstall my sound drivers and had the identical error message i got when i went to try and install the game. its the same one listed above. i set all the files i could find to run in 640 by 480 with 256 colors and im running out of ideas. any ideas about what i can do?

 

edit: oh yeah and i reinstalled all my graphics drivers and got the latest version of direct x

edit2: and i tried to find the autoexec.nt. file in my sytem32 file and it wasnt there, so i did a search for autoexec.nt. and i got a hit in C:\WINDOWS\REPAIR and this is what i got

 

@echo off

 

REM AUTOEXEC.BAT is not used to initialize the MS-DOS environment.

REM AUTOEXEC.NT is used to initialize the MS-DOS environment unless a

REM different startup file is specified in an application's PIF.

 

REM Install CD ROM extensions

lh %SystemRoot%\system32\mscdexnt.exe

 

REM Install network redirector (load before dosx.exe)

lh %SystemRoot%\system32\redir

 

REM Install DPMI support

lh %SystemRoot%\system32\dosx

 

REM The following line enables Sound Blaster 2.0 support on NTVDM.

REM The command for setting the BLASTER environment is as follows:

REM SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 P330

REM where:

REM A specifies the sound blaster's base I/O port

REM I specifies the interrupt request line

REM D specifies the 8-bit DMA channel

REM P specifies the MPU-401 base I/O port

REM T specifies the type of sound blaster card

REM 1 - Sound Blaster 1.5

REM 2 - Sound Blaster Pro I

REM 3 - Sound Blaster 2.0

REM 4 - Sound Blaster Pro II

REM 6 - SOund Blaster 16/AWE 32/32/64

REM

REM The default value is A220 I5 D1 T3 and P330. If any of the switches is

REM left unspecified, the default value will be used. (NOTE, since all the

REM ports are virtualized, the information provided here does not have to

REM match the real hardware setting.) NTVDM supports Sound Blaster 2.0 only.

REM The T switch must be set to 3, if specified.

SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 P330 T3

 

REM To disable the sound blaster 2.0 support on NTVDM, specify an invalid

REM SB base I/O port address. For example:

REM SET BLASTER=A0

Hmm, the set blaster line was used in the prehistoric DOS age, when you had no flashy windows to play your games in.

But even with the option set to a specific Soundblaster model, irq and whatsoever this should not affect Rebellion. That game is DirectX-based and therefore looks elsewhere for the hardware it's going to use,

 

Try Windows key+R and type in dxdiag into the dialogue box. Then go to the sound tab in the newly opened window and look up the DirectSound settings. Are there any problems listed ? Can you hear something when you press that test button ?

i figured it out, the file needed to be in the specified location. it wasnt, so i moved it.

Just wanted to say that this same error message happened to me, and thanks to this thread, I am now back up and running with Rebellion. Thanks!

To resolve this issue:

1. Insert the CD into the CD drive or DVD drive.

2. Click Start, and then click Run.

3. In the Open box, type cmd, and then click OK.

4. At the command prompt, type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each command:

 

 

expand CD-ROM Drive Letter:\i386\config.nt_ c:\windows\system32\config.nt

expand CD-ROM Drive Letter:\i386\autoexec.nt_ c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt

expand CD-ROM Drive Letter:\i386\command.co_ c:\windows\system32\command.com

exit

5. Start or install the program. If the issue is resolved, do not complete the remaining steps. If the issue is not resolved, go to the next step.

6. Note: The Command.com file is not edited or created in this in the following process. Because of this, you may have to expand it from your Windows XP CD-ROM.

 

Start Notepad.

7. In Notepad, type the following entries:

dos=high, umb device=%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\himem.sys files=40

8. On the File menu, click Save As.

9. In the File Name box, type Config.nt, and then click Save. Close the Config.nt file.

10. On the File menu, click New.

11. In the new blank document, type the following entries:

@echo off lh %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\mscdexnt.exe lh %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\redir lh %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\dosx SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 P330 T3

12. On the File menu, click Save As.

13. In the File Name box, type Autoexec.nt, and then click Save. Close the Autoexec.nt file.

14. Start Windows Explorer. Locate the Config.nt file, right-click the Config.nt file, and then click Copy.

15. Right-click the %SYSTEMROOT%\System32 folder, and then click Paste.

16. Locate the Autoexec.nt file, right-click the Autoexec.nt file, and then click Copy.

17. Right-click the %SYSTEMROOT%\System32 folder, and then click Paste.

18. Locate the Command.com file, right-click the expanded Command.com file, and then click Copy.

19. Right-click the %SYSTEMROOT%\System32 folder, and then click Paste. Restart your computer.

If the issue continues to occur, copy the Autoexec.nt and Config.nt files from the Repair folder in Windows to the System folder. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type c:\windows\repair, and then click OK.

2. Right-click autoexec.nt, and then click Copy.

3. Click Start, click Run, type c:\windows\system32, and then click OK.

4. Right-click anywhere in that folder, and then click Paste.

5. Right-click the Autoexect.nt file that you just copied, and then click Properties.

6. Click to select Read-Only, and then click OK.

7. Repeat steps 1 through 6 to copy the Config.nt file.

Note You must enable Read-Only permissions or the files will be removed after you restart Windows.

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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about MS-DOS-based programs in Windows, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

305521 An error message occurs when you run an MS-DOS or 16-bit Windows program

314106 Troubleshooting MS-DOS-based programs in Windows XP

Nice nick dude! I'm wondering what rank you'll pick after you hit 2,000...

\cheers to you all, great help! Rebellion is back up and running. Cheers to you all.