16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem

Question

Occassionally when I am doing stuff on my PC (installing, or just on the Internet) I get the following error message ...   16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe 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.   The options I get are close or ignore.   What does this mean and what should I do about it (if anything)? I never used to get this message.   Help!   Cheers, Pete

jankerson · Answer

That means you are trying to run a 16 bit program on a 32 bit OS. Yes close it.

ejn63 · Answer

The fix for this issue is here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767

myrtlewynyard · Answer

Cheers. Is it likely to be a virus kicking off the program? So far none of my scans have picked anything up.

jankerson · Answer

@myrtlewynyard wrote: Cheers. Is it likely to be a virus kicking off the program? So far none of my scans have picked anything up. It's possible, check for Adware etc too.

Denny Denham · Answer

@ejn63 wrote: The fix for this issue is here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767 ...and an easier fix is here.

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16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem

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