From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: August 20, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: The system file is not appropriate?
>
> Leo,
> When I type "cmd" on the RUN program an error occurs. The
> error says: Subsystem MS-DOS of 16 bits
> C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.com C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT.
> The system file is not appropriate to execute applications
> MS-DOS and Windows. Choose "Close" to finish the application.
> What does the Subsystem MS-DOS of 16 bits mean and how can I
> open "cmd" from RUN without getting this error?
This article may help:
http://ask-leo.com/whats_a_16bit_ms_dos_subsystem.html
Also pay particular attention to some of the comments
on that article ... several readers added ideas.
Thanks for asking,
Leo
Article 728
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