Article ID: 196875
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
This article was previously published under Q196875
SYMPTOMS
You may receive the following error message after you modify the custom
configuration settings for an MS-DOS or Win16 application:
%systemroot%\System32\Config.Nt. The system file is not suitable for
running MS-DOS and MS Windows applications.
This error occurs when a .pif file is used to establish EMS memory and a
custom Config.nt and Autoexec.nt are specified in the PIF file. Either the
application will use the default configuration files in the
%SystemRoot%\System32 folder, if they exist, or it will generate the
error message listed above. Settings in the custom configuration files in a
folder other than %SystemRoot%\System32 will not be used if EMS is
specified in the .pif settings.
CAUSE
The location of the custom configuration files is lost when EMS memory is
established. The default configuration file location is used.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or
the individual software update. For information on obtaining the
latest service pack, please go to:
For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft
Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support
Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the
following address on the World Wide Web:
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT version 4.0 Service Pack 5.
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