You may see this error when installing TinyTERM on Windows 2000 or XP. It will reference the file AUTOEXEC.NT or CONFIG.NT.

It usually happens when the specified file is missing. You can find a replacement in either C:\Windows\Repair or C:\Windows\i386. Copy the file into C:\Windows\System32, then start the install again.

If AUTOEXEC.NT already exists in C:\Windows\System32, the error means that file has a setting that’s interfering with TinyTERM’s install. To fix the error, back up AUTOEXEC.NT by copying it to another location, then edit it to have the following three lines only:

lh %SystemRoot%\system32\mscdexnt.exe
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\redir
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\dosx

You won’t need to reboot. TinyTERM will install after those changes are made.

CR 730, fixed in TinyTERM 4.50

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