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Startup problem

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 11:09 pm
by Paul
Hi, the software sounds great and the price is right so I downloaded it, unzipped it and it won't run.

Comes up with a window titled "16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem"
Which says:
C:\Pos622\POS.EXE
C:\Windows\System32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose "close" to terminate the application.

The PC is new and is running XP.
Any idea what I've done wrong?

Thanks
Paul
Bahia Majagual Eco-lodge
Nicaragua
http://www.sanjuandelsur.org.ni
majagual@ibw.com.ni

Windows XP error.

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 12:09 am
by Dale Harris
Paul,

I know exactly what the problem is. Your version of Windows XP has corrupted itself and not only will it not run the POS program but it will not run any DOS software. What fun.

Needless to say this has been reported before, way too many times before. The solution is to fix Windows XP and here are the instructions...

<center> http://keyhut.com/xperrors.htm </center>

Startup problem

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 12:38 am
by Paul
Briliant Dale many thanks.
As I dont have a "CD" i just did steps 7 through 17 - 18 was not necesary and the program now runs.
Cheers
Paul