Why, WHY, WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ErikModi]

Okay, I had to uninstall my Alpha Centauri, and am now trying to reinstall. EVERY SINGLE TIME I try and reinstall the game, I get a popup error about autoexec.nt being inappropriate to run MS-DOS or Windows programs. I can Close or Ignore, but Ignore just CLoses, too. What the @#$% is happening?

I'm running a P4 with Windows XP home edition. And I've had no problems with this prior.

[Petek]

In this thread:

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=122499&highlight=autoexec.nt

someone else had the same problem. Turned out that autoexec.nt wasn't in the System32 folder. Moving it there fixed the problem.

HTH

Petek

[ErikModi]

That worked. Thanks much

[Dis]

I wouldn't want anyone to be deprived of SMAC goodness.

I actually had no problems installing SMAC on my XP pro machine. Maybe it only affects certain systems.

[ErikModi]

Actually, I think it's another great frell-up brought to us by Service Pack 2.

[Mart]

Originally posted by ErikModi
.... Service Pack 2.

Yeah, do not approach unarmed....

[Dis]

hmm, might be. I didn't install sp2 until after installing SMAC.