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ravendj

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    Re: Not a valid Win32 application
    « Reply #30 on: October 06, 2006, 03:12:14 AM »
    Ok now I did a complete recovery of the system, a full reformat but I still cannot download and install anything.

    What now?!
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      Re: Not a valid Win32 application
      « Reply #31 on: October 06, 2006, 08:46:15 AM »
      did u try dling some to check
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      GX1_Man

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      Re: Not a valid Win32 application
      « Reply #32 on: October 06, 2006, 01:06:39 PM »
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      did u try dling some to check

      Ummmm, can we have that in English, please?
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        Re: Not a valid Win32 application
        « Reply #33 on: October 06, 2006, 01:23:19 PM »
        its warriorism for did you try and download something like itunes or windows updates to make sure that it wasnt just that one .exe file you were trying..



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        ravendj

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          Re: Not a valid Win32 application
          « Reply #34 on: October 06, 2006, 05:04:47 PM »
          Yes I have tried to download itunes, windows live messenger, firefox, aim triton. I can download them but they don't install. I can download on other computers in my network no problem, I can then copy them from another PC and install them fine. I just can't install programs that I download on my laptop.
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          Re: Not a valid Win32 application
          « Reply #35 on: October 06, 2006, 08:40:33 PM »
          Is this an install from a shiney CD that says Microsoft all over it? Something is amiss here. Are you using the administrator account?
          « Last Edit: October 06, 2006, 08:41:11 PM by GX1_Man »
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          ravendj

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            Re: Not a valid Win32 application
            « Reply #36 on: October 07, 2006, 03:50:59 AM »
            No it's the recovery disk that came with the laptop.

            I'm not using the administrator account but my account has administrative rights.

            Is there a difference?
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            patio

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            Re: Not a valid Win32 application
            « Reply #37 on: October 07, 2006, 07:44:44 AM »
            Yes.

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            ravendj

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              Re: Not a valid Win32 application
              « Reply #38 on: October 07, 2006, 08:19:10 AM »
              ok so what do you suggest I do?
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              Re: Not a valid Win32 application
              « Reply #39 on: October 07, 2006, 08:36:25 AM »
              Contact the Admin of that machine and have them set the permissions for you that will allow installing programs...
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              Re: Not a valid Win32 application
              « Reply #40 on: October 07, 2006, 09:54:04 AM »
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              Contact the Admin of that machine and have them set the permissions for you that will allow installing programs...
              In other words, contact himself?  Hmmm....
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              Re: Not a valid Win32 application
              « Reply #41 on: October 07, 2006, 10:31:33 AM »
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              Contact the Admin of that machine and have them set the permissions for you that will allow installing programs...
              In other words, contact himself?  Hmmm....

              Not all PCs are operated by a single user.  :)
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              Re: Not a valid Win32 application
              « Reply #42 on: October 07, 2006, 12:18:42 PM »
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              Not all PCs are operated by a single user.  :)
              I know.   ::)  But, he did mention this is a home PC at "his" home.  Sure sounds like he would be the administrator but, yeh, it could be someone else in the household.
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              ravendj

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                Re: Not a valid Win32 application
                « Reply #43 on: October 07, 2006, 01:23:41 PM »
                I can install programs from CDs and .exe files that have been downloaded from other PCs. What I can do is install programs that I download from the internet. Tells me it's not a valid Win32 application.
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                Re: Not a valid Win32 application
                « Reply #44 on: October 07, 2006, 01:30:23 PM »
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                I can install programs from CDs and .exe files that have been downloaded from other PCs. What I can do is install programs that I download from the internet. Tells me it's not a valid Win32 application.
                You left out a little 3 letter word in your second sentence, right?
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