problems installing orig max payne game

[Mattk]

i used to have this game installed but now when i try to re-install it a message comes up saying 'c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt the system file is not suitable for running ms-dos and microsoft winodws applications'.

any help anyone ?

[agnabeya]

I occasionally get the same error message -

I use the solution on MS page.
The first step has always worked for me.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us; 324767

[Mattk]

thanks for the advice but I cant get any of those commands to work !

[agnabeya]

Hmmmm - what was happening when you tried them?

Here's another option.

Simply insert the Windows XP CD into the CD drive and clicking start --> Run and entering:

expand X:\i386\autoexec.nt_ c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt

(Replace X:\ with your CD ROM drive letter.)

this is much the same solution - but it seems to work from the run command rather than the command prompt.

I found it on a forum somewhere - and it seems to have worked for other people.

Let me know how you get on with this one.