Yakalopoli Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 When trying to install a program, I get this error that says:"The Win16 Subsystem was unable to enter Protected Mode, DOSX.EXE must be in your AUTOEXEC.NT and present in your PATH."I have looked around the forums and found some good info, but nothing I can put together concisely enough to fix my problem and be able to install the program.Can anyone help with this?Much thanks!--I am running Vista Home Basic with SP1-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakalopoli Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 man, can't ANYONE give me some advice on the subject. it would be much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Does that happen with any kind of install, or just some particular (16-bit) application? Did you try install it under compatibility mode? Do you have a AUTOEXEC.NT file (%WINDIR%\system32), and if so, what is its content? Do you have a CONFIG.NT file? Do you have a dosx.exe file? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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