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error message whe installing a program

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error message whe installing a program

Feb 28th, 2005

when tring to load a program the error message of C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. the system file is not sutable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft windows applications.
It says on the case it is compattable with Windows XP. I have been tring to load programs like print work shop. i hae also tried 2 other programs that are sort of like that and they won't work either.
Could anyone tell me why?
thaks!!

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Re: error message whe installing a program

Feb 28th, 2005

The usual cause of that error (and the solution) is described in the following link:

http://www.murraymoffatt.com/software-problem-0009.html

Give that a try and let us know how it goes.

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