Printer won't install

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Marc

Hi
I just brought a lexmark all in one printer unit. When I go to install the
software I get this message
c:\winnit\system32\autoexec.nt The system file is not suitable for running
MS-dos and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose "Close to terminate the
application

I am running win 2000pro 2.4 celron 20gig hd with 6.6 gig free room 196 meg
4ram.
Can antone help with this problem.

thanks heaps

Marc
 
This article may help.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305521

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Hi
| I just brought a lexmark all in one printer unit. When I go to install the
| software I get this message
| c:\winnit\system32\autoexec.nt The system file is not suitable for running
| MS-dos and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose "Close to terminate the
| application
|
| I am running win 2000pro 2.4 celron 20gig hd with 6.6 gig free room 196
meg
| 4ram.
| Can antone help with this problem.
|
| thanks heaps
|
| Marc
|
|
|
|
|
 
Thanks dave
I went to that article but when I type in the thread it comes up with an
error .

I must be doing some thing wrong . I tried five times with no luck.

Marc
 
What are you typing and what error? Examples;

expand D:\i386\config.nt_ drive_letter:\system_root\system32\config.nt

expand D:\i386\autoexec.nt_ drive_letter:\system_root\system32\autoexec.nt

expand D:\i386\command.co_ drive_letter:\system_root\system32\command.com

(This assumes your CD-Rom drive letter is D: If not substitute the correct
drive letter)

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Thanks dave
| I went to that article but when I type in the thread it comes up with an
| error .
|
| I must be doing some thing wrong . I tried five times with no luck.
|
| Marc
 
Sorry, those examples should have been;
Also note that there is a space between _ %

expand D:\i386\config.nt_ %systemroot%\system32\config.nt

expand D:\i386\autoexec.nt_ %systemroot%\system32\autoexec.nt

expand D:\i386\command.co_ %systemroot%\system32\command.com

(This assumes your CD-Rom drive letter is D: If not substitute the correct
drive letter.)

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
 
Dave Patrick said:
Sorry, those examples should have been;
Also note that there is a space between _ %

expand D:\i386\config.nt_ %systemroot%\system32\config.nt

expand D:\i386\autoexec.nt_ %systemroot%\system32\autoexec.nt

expand D:\i386\command.co_ %systemroot%\system32\command.com

(This assumes your CD-Rom drive letter is D: If not substitute the correct
drive letter.)

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

I usually just pinch it from one of the other machines in our house when
Click to expand...
it goes walkies, it does it because of spyware so i'm told

Jud
 
Thanks Dave
that is what I am trying to type.
Do I type it has you have it has my cdrom is D drive
expand D:\i386\config.nt_ %systemroot%\system32\config.nt

expand D:\i386\autoexec.nt_ %systemroot%\system32\autoexec.nt

expand D:\i386\command.co_ %systemroot%\system32\command.com

In what you posted the %systemroot% is that what I type?

Thanks heaps as I have never done any of this DOS stuff before

Marc
 
Yes type exactly as shown.

%systemroot% is a system variable that always resolves to the "windows"
directory no matter what it is called and no matter what the drive letter.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

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| Thanks Dave
| that is what I am trying to type.
| Do I type it has you have it has my cdrom is D drive
| expand D:\i386\config.nt_ %systemroot%\system32\config.nt
|
| expand D:\i386\autoexec.nt_ %systemroot%\system32\autoexec.nt
|
| expand D:\i386\command.co_ %systemroot%\system32\command.com
|
| In what you posted the %systemroot% is that what I type?
|
| Thanks heaps as I have never done any of this DOS stuff before
|
| Marc
 
Thanks Dave

I typed it has per you post and got this error message
Can't open input file: d:\i386\config.nt_.

the line I am typing on starts with C:\>

Thanks
Marc
 
Hi Dave
How do I copy them to system32 directory.
Sorry to be a pest but have never done this stuff before

Marc
 
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