16 bit Windows Subset: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOECEC.NT error when I try to install.

[unsung]

I’ve recently been trying to install one of my favourite games on my computer the Alpha Centauri Planetary Pack. I have a Pentium 4 running windows XP. I get an error message every time I try to install it:

“16 bit Windows Subset: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOECEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose ‘close’ to terminate application”

And then it shuts down. If anyone could help me get around this problem I would really appreciate it.

[Commy]

I guess you can change it to 8 bit...don't know how to do that though...might even be in the readme, but doubt that...

[Chaos Theory]

The problem is that the file "autoexec.nt" is missing from the designated location. You can probably find it in Windows/Repair or somewhere else on your hard drive.

[BlackCat]

Try a search on "autoexec" in this forum. Several others has encountered same problem with different solutions.