: Spike9458 wrote:
:
: > : > : In : > : Spike9458 <
[email protected]> had this to say:
: > :
: > : My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
: > :
: > : > When I click on start/run and type in command, I get an error that
: > : > looks like this:
: > : >
: > : > C:\WINDOWS\system32\command.com
: > : > 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.
: > : >
: > : > Then there is a close and Ignore button.
: > : >
: > : > Whichever button I click, it closes the command prompt window.
: > : >
: > : > Anybody know why it does this, and how to fix it?
: > : >
: > : > Thanks in advance,
: > : >
: > : > --Jim
: > :
: > : Error: 16-bit app on XP SP2:
: > :
http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general/xpdoserrors.html
: > :
: > : --
: > : Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
: > :
http://dts-l.org/
: > :
http://kgiii.info/
: > :
: > : "We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
: > : which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were
simply
: > : there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
: > : Sherlock Holmes
: > :
: > :
: > Hi Galen,
: >
: > Thanks loads for your post. I went to the microsoft knowledge base, and
: > figured out that I could use "cmd" instead of "command" to get the dos
: > prompt I was looking for.
: >
: > --Jim
:
: FYI it's not a Dos prompt. There is no DOS in XP, it's a command
: prompt. Also this could be caused by a virus. Make sure you do a
: thorough scan with a current AV in safe mode with updated definitions.
:
: --
: Rock
: MS MVP Windows - Shell/User
:
I stand corrected ... dos prompt slipped out, I understand that it's not
really dos. Interesting, I think I will do that ... the virus scan in safe
mode. I run one often enough in normal mode ...
Thanks,
--Jim
