I've got W:A from the Armageddon Collection, and whenever the W:A preparing to install page comes up a message appears saying that its not suitable for running on MS-DOS or something! My computer system is an XP home edition, and I know it has enough memory. Can someone please help!!!
PLEASE SOMEONE!!!!!!!!! ANYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

double post edit:

Why won't anyone reply?!?!?!?

Why won't anyone reply?!?!?!?

do a search before posting a question like this. as it's probably been asked and answered before

I have looked and no-one actually answered the question!

this is for 2000 but the error looks similar

http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?t=15708&highlight=install

That was the right problem, but like I said it didn't really answer my question. I did download both the update and the patch, but they didn't work.

double post edit:

The exact error message is:
16 bit Windows Subsystem
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Chose 'Close' to terminate the application.
Close Ignore

What happens if you press ignore?

It closes anyway.

- 1.1 Problems running WA under WindowsNT / 2000 / XP
Worms Armageddon was not designed to run under WindowsNT because of its current operating system limitations with DirectX (WA requires DirectX6).

The Worms Armageddon update (v3.0.5.0) is currently in Beta 2 and addresses the Windows 2000 Professional / Windows XP compatibility and also adds increased in-game resolution support and several new features and compatibility fixes. This update is in a continued state of internal development and testing. The update has been primarily released for external consumption in order to capture a greater range of system setups for compatibility purposes. See below for information on updating (http://wormsarmageddon.team17.com/main.html?page=supp&area=faqs#1.1)

How could he patch it? He can't install the game, which kind of makes patching it difficult, where by difficult I mean impossible.

How could he patch it? He can't install the game, which kind of makes patching it difficult, where by difficult I mean impossible.

Oops, i missed that, sorry...

I am having the same problem.

And it has nothing to do with patching/updating. The installer is faulty on particular configurations of Windows XP. Does ANYBODY have any information on this specific problem?

Please don't point us to the FAQ because there is no information relevant to us in there, I've looked.

Thank you,
Jason

Come on someone, ANSWER ME! Please, someone! *starts crying* :(

Come on someone, ANSWER ME! Please, someone! *starts crying* :(

Hmm, I've heard that this works on other products, but can't say whether it'll work for W:A.

1) Create a shortcut to the installation program on say, your desktop.
2) Right click the shortcut, choose properties. Click the compatibility tab.
3) Set the program to run in Windows98 emulation mode.
4) Try installation now using the shortcut (this should be the actually setup program btw, not a set-up 'helper' as seen on 'sold out' CD titles.

If you don't have the compatability tab, from a command prompt (when logged in as administrator) type

regsvr32 slayerui.dll

Actually, I dunno if you have administrators in XP Home. Well, you can figure that one out yourself.

Good Tech Support T17 - you rock!

Hmm, I've heard that this works on other products, but can't say whether it'll work for W:A.

1) Create a shortcut to the installation program on say, your desktop.
2) Right click the shortcut, choose properties. Click the compatibility tab.
3) Set the program to run in Windows98 emulation mode.
4) Try installation now using the shortcut (this should be the actually setup program btw, not a set-up 'helper' as seen on 'sold out' CD titles.

If you don't have the compatability tab, from a command prompt (when logged in as administrator) type

regsvr32 slayerui.dll

Actually, I dunno if you have administrators in XP Home. Well, you can figure that one out yourself.

Good Tech Support T17 - you rock!

Nope,dosen't work.:mad:

Nope,dosen't work.:mad:

Don't get mad with me son! Try this...

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324767

Don't get mad with me son!
Who you callin' son?
Try this...
THANK YOU!!!:D:D:D

double post edit:

:mad:Someone wouldn't happen to have a shotgun or holy hand grenade would they? I want to kill whoever came up with making W:A incompatible with XP.:mad:

:mad:Someone wouldn't happen to have a shotgun or holy hand grenade would they? I want to kill whoever came up with making W:A incompatible with XP.:mad:

That'll be the XP developers at Microsoft then.

It's not Team17's fault that WA wasn't designed to work from the start on an operating system that had not been developed.

GRR...It still dosen't work! It says the same error message even though I followed the instructions!

double post edit:

Great, I'm being ignored again

You're not being ignored, it's just there's a lull between the point where it's dinner time in the UK, and the point that the US people get home from school/work/whatever. Not that you really deserve the help with that attitude.
E-mail Microsoft. It'll probably be ignored, but it can't possibly hurt to try.

O.K. don't bother answering anymore, as I've got it up and running!

O.K. don't bother answering anymore, as I've got it up and running!

How did you manage? So that other people can benefit.

I kept re-trying the instructions on the microsoft website. It eventually worked!

I kept re-trying the instructions on the microsoft website. It eventually worked!


awwww you got to love software!!! sometimes it works and other times you want to smash it with a hammer

I've tried the instructions a couple of times now, but it still doesnt work, anyone wanna shed some light on this dark affair? :rolleyes:

man ive got ur solution,u need file named Autoexcec.nt or sumthing,that file needs to be placed at :c/windows/system32 : ive had same problem ,add me to ur msn andn ill send the file to u,my msn is madis7@msn.com

Thanks alot dude

All thats the problem now is that when I get onto WormNET theres a black screen :eek: Any help please


:edit:

No worries guys, I downloaded the wrong update :o :rolleyes:

Could someone post a config.nt file that works? I figured out the autoexec.nt file, but this one has me stumped. :-/

i have tried the microsoft pages, which get me writing new files. however i dont have an XP disk to extract the Commnd.com file from... :eek:

• Config.nt
• Autoexec.nt
• Command.com

if someone could possibly send me the files i need i would be heroically grateful!

benjamben@hotmail.com (also on messenger)

i'm having the same problem, but i also have no XP disk, so if someone would be very kind and send me the autoexec.nt file i would be extremely grateful, my e-mail is matthew_turneys@hotmail.com thank you.

Please don't ressurect this thread again. I will attach the autoexec.nt file. Save it to C:WINDOWS/system32

Use Google and stop this madness! (http://www.google.com)
oh, btw, CLICK HERE (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324767) to read the official support from microsoft.

i'm having the same problem, except i'm trying to instal worms 2 on my XP OS laptop.

i tried the instructions on the microsoft site, no success.

i tried that autoexec.nt file, no success.

the thread i created because of this stupid problem: http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?p=352112#post352112

any other solutions? please help.

i'm having the same problem, except i'm trying to instal worms 2 on my XP OS laptop.

i tried the instructions on the microsoft site, no success.

i tried that autoexec.nt file, no success.

the thread i created because of this stupid problem: http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?p=352112#post352112

any other solutions? please help.
Did you save it to C:\Windows\system32? Or did you extract it there?

I extracted in there.. but it won't work :O

The files that need to be replaced will be extracted by the following program.

http://www.visualtour.com/downloads/xp_fix.exe

Although it is a fix for another program, it will cause XP to run all 16-Bit programs without error messages, such as the one mentioned above!!

Forgive me for being skeptical but you have one post to your name, and you've posted a link to an executable file hosted on a marketing website that would have no interest in XP programs.

How can anyone possibly trust that?

All this install does is restore COMMAND.COM, AUTOEXEC.NT and CONFIG.NT to the standard versions. It's basically the same thing as copying AUTOEXEC.NT from the repair folder to the system32 folder, but I don't see what would possibly corrupt command.com.

Awesome. False alarm people, back to your workstations