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- DOCUMENT:Q103104 16-SEP-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :Err Msg: The Win16 Subsystem Was Unable to Enter Protect...
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- The following information applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
-
- SYMPTOMS
- ========
-
- When the 16-bit Windows or Windows on Windows (WOW) subsystem starts,
- the following error message is displayed:
-
- NOTE: The WOW subsystem may be started automatically when you start
- Windows NT or the first time you run a 16-bit Windows-based
- application.
-
- The Win16 Subsystem was unable to enter Protected Mode,
- DOSX.EXE must be in your AUTOEXEC.NT and present in your PATH.
-
- CAUSE
- =====
-
- One or more of the following conditions exists in Microsoft
- Windows NT or Windows NT Advanced Server:
-
- - HIMEM.SYS or DOSX.EXE is missing or corrupt in the SYSTEM32
- directory.
-
- - HIMEM.SYS is not being loaded in the CONFIG.NT file.
-
- - DOSX.EXE is not being loaded in the AUTOEXEC.NT file.
-
- RESOLUTION
- ==========
-
- Make sure that the line, "device=%SystemRoot%\system32\himem.sys,"
- exists in the CONFIG.NT file.
-
- Make sure that the line, "lh %SystemRoot%\system32\dosx.exe,"
- exists in the AUTOEXEC.NT file.
-
- Expand HIMEM.SYS, DOSX.EXE, or both HIMEM.SYS and DOSX.EXE from the
- Windows NT setup disks or CD-ROM disc if either or both are missing
- from the SYSTEM32 directory.
-
- For more information on DOSX.EXE, query on the following keywords
- in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
-
- WOW and 16-BIT
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10 wow 16-bit
- KBCategory:
- KBSubCategory: 16ap winnt
-
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