im reformatting my comp, typed setup.exe and it says"this program cant be run in DOS mode"

Czar

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belongs to the software forum


but
try running winnt.exe or boot from the cd

I recomend booting from the cd
 

MechEngineer

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I ran into the same problem when I used a boot floppy and attempted to use the setup.exe. I ended up booting to the cd....... all worked then.
 

JohnnyPC

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You need to run winnt.exe from the command prompt....or.....boot from the CDrom and voila`....