NTFS file problem

[MrScooby]

Hi all
When I installed XP over ME and accidently changed the file system to NTFS now loads of games which I and my son have no longer work...

Any ideas would be helpfull.

Cheers all

MrScooby

ps I hope I have posted in the right place if not sorry

 

[Nodsu]

"no longer work" meaning what?

If they are old games then they might need the short filename support to be turned on in the NTFS file system.

 

[MrScooby]

cheers

When you say "they might need the short filename support to be turned on in the NTFS file system", could you tell me how to to it as I cant access the ntfs file system to turn it on as I don't know how.

The message I recieve when trying to load up the game from disk is:-

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.

 

[unknownzero]

Oh.... Try to convert back to FAT32, using Partition Magic or other apps, that can do a better job at not harming files. NTFS will not work with anything below Windows 2000. But since Windows 2000 and above are compatable with FAT32 you should have no problem.

 

[Nodsu]

Ah. The error has nothing to do with NTFS. It has to do with Windows XP being Something Completely Different. Take a look in the file shown in the error message and post its contents here.

 

[RealBlackStuff]

They must be old games that run in their own DOS-type environment. Boot the PC from a W98-floppy with CD-support. Then load your game from CD.

 

[Teklow]

the file AUTOEXEC.NT
most likely no longer exists

some adware and spyware seem to be the cause
or the removal of such software

quick fixer for this:

copy AUTOEXEC.NT from c:\windows\repair\
paste it to C:\windows\system32

i have seen this quite a few times in the field this "fix" has worked every time

 

[MrScooby]

the file c:/windows/repair cannot be opened it says that it needs to know what program created it and the system file is the same and gives a list to use to run the program and none seem to work.


cheers