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Technical Help & Discussion => Windows PCs & Software: Help, News & Discussion => Topic started by: Lin on February 25, 2005, 17:57

Title: cant run cd rom, need some help please.
Post by: Lin on February 25, 2005, 17:57

Help!!! I hve a problem, and cant find an answer to it by searchin through the forums.

I am trying to load a driving test theory cd rom and basically it wont let me.  I keep getting the message

16 bit windows subsystem
C:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt.

and the mesage that it is not compatiable to run msdos programmes.

Also if I try and do it from the run menu, it just says that it wont do it


Another problem is that I cant install sp2 and I noticed on one of your forums that I willhave to by april, what can i do about that?



Thanks

PS eerything else seems to be running ok, internet, emails, etc etc

Title: cant run cd rom, need some help please.
Post by: TR on February 25, 2005, 18:10

Lin Hi

I believe its a corupt file in XP, I have googled 16 bit windows subsystem
C:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt.and come up with several answers.

I am not that confident myself of the fix, If it was my PC I would have done it  :roll:  but as it is someone elses its a different ball game LOL but I'm sure one of the techies will probably back me up on this.


Terry


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767&Product=winxp

Title: cant run cd rom, need some help please.
Post by: TR on February 25, 2005, 18:15

Also may I add that it might be a Virus / spyware problem? make sure you do some scans with adaware/ virus checker as well  :wink:

Title: cant run cd rom, need some help please.
Post by: TR on February 25, 2005, 23:13

Nobody?

Title: cant run cd rom, need some help please.
Post by: Clive on February 25, 2005, 23:19

I think we are probably waiting for Lin to come back to us.... :)

Title: cant run cd rom, need some help please.
Post by: Lin on February 25, 2005, 23:33

Thanks guys, tried what they said, stillwont work, any other suggestions.

Lin

Title: cant run cd rom, need some help please.
Post by: Lin on February 25, 2005, 23:38

actually, just googled again, went to

http://www.visualtour.com/downloads/

downloaded XP.Fix.EXE, and it seems to have worked, Its just worked on an old cdrom that wouldnt work earlier so will try now on the new one.  

Willbe back in a bit to let you know whether it worked properly or not.


Lin

Title: cant run cd rom, need some help please.
Post by: Lin on February 26, 2005, 00:59

Yep it worked,  thanks.

All I have to do now is figure out how to install sp2.


Lin

Title: cant run cd rom, need some help please.
Post by: Sandra on February 26, 2005, 01:01

Glad that you sorted that out ok, maybe SP2 will install ok now as well  :)