on Jun 16, 2016Article Content
| Article Number | 000021579 |
| Applies To | RSA ACE/Server 5.2 Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP |
| Issue | Error: "C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application." when running 'setup.exe' from RSA ACE/Server installation CD on Windows |
| Cause | The file 'AUTOEXEC.NT' is missing in the \winnt\system32 directory |
| Resolution | To correct this issue, create a file called 'AUTOEXEC.NT' in the \winnt\system32 directory. The file should contain the following entries: @echo off REM AUTOEXEC.BAT is not used to initialize the MS-DOS environment. REM AUTOEXEC.NT is used to initialize the MS-DOS environment unless a REM different startup file is specified in an application's PIF. REM Install CD ROM extensions lh %SystemRoot%\system32\mscdexnt.exe REM Install network redirector (load before dosx.exe) lh %SystemRoot%\system32\redir REM Install DPMI support lh %SystemRoot%\system32\dosx |
| Legacy Article ID | a23850 |