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big prob..16 bit windows subsystem?

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Name: dew
Date: March 16, 2005 at 20:55:10 Pacific
OS: WinXP service pack 2
CPU/Ram: not sure
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I tried to uninstall netscape 4.2 from add/remove programs thing and this poped up and prevented me from doing so:
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16 bit Windows Subsystem
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C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NET. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.
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I have no idea what this means, but not only has it prevented me from uninstalling netscape, but from doing a bunch of other stuff as well. This is really starting to bug me, and help would be greatly apprichiated!!!



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Name: ian209
Date: March 16, 2005 at 21:27:21 Pacific
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Send me your email address to: ian209@hotmail.com

Ill give u the patch to fix this problem.

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Response Number 2
Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: March 16, 2005 at 22:02:51 Pacific
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ian, you could get that addy by clicking on Dew's nick.

Dew, there are two main causes for this problem. First is there is Spyware on your machine that is causing this. You can install a Spyware detector/remover and remove the problem software, then replace the bad autoexec.nt file with one from a clean machine..

Secondly...

See this MSKB article:

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


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Response Number 3
Name: vhornjr
Date: March 17, 2005 at 06:12:15 Pacific
Reply:

Replace c:\winnt\system32\autoexec.nt
with the copy located in
c:\winnt\repair\autoexec.nt


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Response Number 4
Name: dew
Date: March 17, 2005 at 16:34:16 Pacific
Reply:

Wiked, problem solved.

Thanks for the help everyone!


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