error when trying to install a game

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When I try to install "sid Meier's" 'Alpha Centauri' game
an error "16 bit windows Subsystem"
c:/windows/system32/autoexec.nt-this program can not run
in ms-dos application. Someone else has same computer and
it works in his, what could be the problem?
 
john said:
When I try to install "sid Meier's" 'Alpha Centauri' game
an error "16 bit windows Subsystem"
c:/windows/system32/autoexec.nt-this program can not run
in ms-dos application. Someone else has same computer and
it works in his, what could be the problem?
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If you browse your way to c:\windows\repair\ have a look in there to see if
there is a autoexec.nt file there - if there is simply copy that file into
your c:\windows\system32\ directory.

If you don't have one in \repair\ post back and I'll post one up.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
http://windows.dasmirnov.net/ Windows XP Resource Site.
http://www.halflifeportal.com/ All things Half-Life.
http://www.doom3portal.com/ A Doom 3 fansite.

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Paul can you help i tried to install lord of the rings ,return of the king
but it keeps coming up with this err
C000001D @ 00463190 i would love to load it for the kids but i,m very new at
this sort of thing If you can help it would be great i use windows XP
 
Joss said:
Paul can you help i tried to install lord of the rings ,return of the king
but it keeps coming up with this err
C000001D @ 00463190 i would love to load it for the kids but i,m very new
at
this sort of thing If you can help it would be great i use windows XP
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What specifications are your machine? If you're not sure how to find out
check out the following page;
http://windows.dasmirnov.net/guides/hardware.php

If you then post back what you've got we'll be able to point you in the
right direction of updating drivers (which are little pieces of software
that let Windows and the game know how to use the hardware in your machine)
which is generally the most common reason for issues with gaming.

There's a few other things to try as well, make sure you're logged on your
machine as an administrator as a lot of games have issues with limited
accounts. Generally the default account that came with the machine will
have admin rights.

Also try shutting down software running in the background, virus scanners
etc.

If you post back with some more info and such we'll try and narrow down the
problem.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
http://windows.dasmirnov.net/ Windows XP Resource Site.
http://www.halflifeportal.com/ All things Half-Life.
http://www.doom3portal.com/ A Doom 3 fansite.

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Paul - I have Windows XP. When we first got this pc, I installed Microsoft
Home Publishing 2000 on it, with no problem. Sometime thereafter, it would
only work when I was signed on. The rest of the time it would give the error
that John mentions below. Also, I could not install any other games. I am
assuming at one time that autoexec.nt was in the correct file or I wouldn't
have been able to download the home publishing. Incidentally, what you
suggested worked, and I was able to load my game. I just wondered what your
theory was on how that file was removed from where it should have been in the
first place.
 
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