16 BIT WINDOWS SUBSYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE

I am trying to install a cd to be used for an online course that I am taking
this semester. However the following message is displayed everYime I try to
run and install the cd.

16 BIT WINDOWS SUBSYSTEM
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.

How can I fix this? I have an assignment due Sunday and I have to use this
research system cd to complete it. PLEASE HELP!

By the way, the name of the cd is FASB : Financial Accounting Research
System for Windows 2006
--
THX!

Hi,

For starters, this file and folder path doesn't exist in Vista. You would
need to check with the software vendor for recommended steps, or for an
updated, compatible version of the software.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Jessica" <Jessica@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:107FE311-BB81-48FE-ADCB-E8FE1FCC4963@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to install a cd to be used for an online course that I am
>taking
> this semester. However the following message is displayed everYime I try
> to
> run and install the cd.
>
> 16 BIT WINDOWS SUBSYSTEM
> 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.
>
> How can I fix this? I have an assignment due Sunday and I have to use this
> research system cd to complete it. PLEASE HELP!
>
> By the way, the name of the cd is FASB : Financial Accounting Research
> System for Windows 2006
> --
> THX!

Since Vista does not normally support old 16 bit programs possibly you can
load it and run it in Windows 98 or Windows XP mode in Vista.
"Jessica" <Jessica@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:107FE311-BB81-48FE-ADCB-E8FE1FCC4963@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to install a cd to be used for an online course that I am
>taking
> this semester. However the following message is displayed everYime I try
> to
> run and install the cd.
>
> 16 BIT WINDOWS SUBSYSTEM
> 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.
>
> How can I fix this? I have an assignment due Sunday and I have to use this
> research system cd to complete it. PLEASE HELP!
>
> By the way, the name of the cd is FASB : Financial Accounting Research
> System for Windows 2006
> --
> THX!

Vista 32-bit supports 16-bit applications, Vista x64 does not.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"JW" <JW@nospam.nspam> wrote in message
news:E97C9C1F-5E29-4594-9143-2BCC0956D4C6@microsoft.com...
> Since Vista does not normally support old 16 bit programs possibly you can
> load it and run it in Windows 98 or Windows XP mode in Vista.
> "Jessica" <Jessica@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:107FE311-BB81-48FE-ADCB-E8FE1FCC4963@microsoft.com...
>>I am trying to install a cd to be used for an online course that I am
>>taking
>> this semester. However the following message is displayed everYime I try
>> to
>> run and install the cd.
>>
>> 16 BIT WINDOWS SUBSYSTEM
>> 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.
>>
>> How can I fix this? I have an assignment due Sunday and I have to use
>> this
>> research system cd to complete it. PLEASE HELP!
>>
>> By the way, the name of the cd is FASB : Financial Accounting Research
>> System for Windows 2006
>> --
>> THX!
>

Good comment my previous post is not stated well I should have said "does
not support all 16 bit programs". The following KB article covers the issue
quite well.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926657


"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:e5JTR7SpIHA.1580@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Vista 32-bit supports 16-bit applications, Vista x64 does not.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "JW" <JW@nospam.nspam> wrote in message
> news:E97C9C1F-5E29-4594-9143-2BCC0956D4C6@microsoft.com...
>> Since Vista does not normally support old 16 bit programs possibly you
>> can load it and run it in Windows 98 or Windows XP mode in Vista.
>> "Jessica" <Jessica@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:107FE311-BB81-48FE-ADCB-E8FE1FCC4963@microsoft.com...
>>>I am trying to install a cd to be used for an online course that I am
>>>taking
>>> this semester. However the following message is displayed everYime I try
>>> to
>>> run and install the cd.
>>>
>>> 16 BIT WINDOWS SUBSYSTEM
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> How can I fix this? I have an assignment due Sunday and I have to use
>>> this
>>> research system cd to complete it. PLEASE HELP!
>>>
>>> By the way, the name of the cd is FASB : Financial Accounting Research
>>> System for Windows 2006
>>> --
>>> THX!
>>
>