System 32? help

the_brownies

When installing some new games or downloading some items I get this message:

C:\windows\system32\autoexec.NT The system file is not suitable for running MS DOS or microsoft windows applications.

This is a fairly new occurence since an IT expert??? relative fiddled with my computer, he is now out of the country for a while. I also seem to have lost Microsoft excel.

Can someone please help

thanks Liz

Quincy_3

XP or 2000? or what OS

Are they old games that rely on DOS as that can cause this prompt.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889506

the_brownies

XP

and now reading through the link you posted to see if I can sort it

thanks

Liz

Quincy_3

I googled this http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=The+system+file+is+not+suitable+for+running+MS+DOS+&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

the_brownies

thanks, thanks, thanks that last link fixed it quickly and easily. Now for the excel problem, I get an error 1706 when I try to open it, have googled but the results seem a bit complex but i will try to persevere

liz

bingo_bango

Bad news...you got a nasty. See the MS site for removal details.

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;811587

Quincy_3

bingo_bango wrote:

Bad news...you got a nasty. See the MS site for removal details.

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;811587

I think thats a maybe as a techie guy fiddled with PC, I think more info needed.

:beer:

bingo_bango

Quincy wrote:

I think thats a maybe as a techie guy fiddled with PC, I think more info needed.

:beer:

Lol...missed that bit.
*sigh* Got one of those in my family. Thank god he lives in England and only visits twice a year. Takes me weeks to go around fixing everyone's PC's afterwards.

Quincy_3

bingo_bango wrote:

Lol...missed that bit.
*sigh* Got one of those in my family. Thank god he lives in England and only visits twice a year. Takes me weeks to go around fixing everyone's PC's afterwards.

Yeah I know one like that :mad:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Fingers like a brick layer, must be a brickie then not a techie :think: