i know nothing about SQL yet, i just want to try it out.....
and i m stuck right that the first step.....~plz help
when i try to install MSDE from the office 2000 disk
i got the following message:
16 bit Windows Subsystem
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.

I got the same message when i try to install MySQL too.

Does anyone know the reason of this problem?

I m using WindowsXP and IIS 5.1 and office xp pro.


that's all, thank you.

Not sure why it is occuring while installing MSDE but this might help you

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;324767

it works! That's what I needed.
thank you very much.:D