Invalid Win32 application

[magu55555]

I've been trying to install a game off a DVD Rom and it fails to begin the installation showing the message "E:\ is not a valid Win32 application". None of the websites i have found give me helpful information or are to technical and i don't understand.

How do I fix this problem or get around it. I've also tried putting the computer in safe mode but it still doesn't work.

Thanks

[Dias de verano]

disk is bad.

[magu55555]

No the disc isn't bad. I installed the game successfully on another computer with no problems despite the computer being slow and incapable of running it properly.

[Dias de verano]

Not a valid Win32 application.

   1.  File is corrupt, bad, or missing.
   2. File is not designed for your version of Windows.
   3. File is a virus, worm, or other malware file.
   4. Hardware incompatibility.

(4) could mean that disk won't read in your DVD-ROM drive, but it will in another computer. Maybe the disk got dirty or scratched since it was used before, or your DVD rom drive is crapping out.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

computer being slow and incapable of running it properly.

Or it doesn't even have a DVD drive..

[Dias de verano]

Dude, it was the other computer that was slow.

Of course, you are quite right though. Maybe magu55555 (yuk! all those 5's) is putting a DVD-ROM in a CD-ROM drive. It does happen. Some youngster have never seen a CD-only drive.

[magu55555]

I have just put a NEW DVD-Drive in the computer and the computer recognised the new one and it can run other things on it too.. Also, of the two computers I have, it runs programs faster. It just take longer to load when you turn it on.

The problem is not the disc or the drive. If it were something on the computer, what would exactly would it be and how would I fix it?

[patio]

Sounds like it is a copy of a game or an incorrectly burned DVD...
Open Windows Explorer then navigate to the DVD drive....
Open the game folder on the DVD and report back with your findings.

[magu55555]

Sorry patio I don't understand what you mean.


Also I searched on google for a possible answer to the Win32 application and I went to this website: http://www.tuneupadvisor.com/fix-win32.aspx

That website gave me the impression that maybe their is something wrong with my computer files. IF this is true then is their somewhere i can download a program for FREE that would fix it? I also visited http://www.registryfix.com/?hop=errorfix4      but i'm not sure whether to download it or not. Any suggestions?

[patio]

Do you know how to use Explorer to look at files ? ?
Open Explorer and then scroll down to your DVD drive.
Then clik on it to open the files on the DVD to view them.
Post back with the info.

I don't believe either of the links you posted are going to solve this issue...

[Dias de verano]

Patio, why do you always write "clik" instead of "click"? Just asking.

[magu55555]

No I don't know how to open explorer.

If Win32 has something to do with 32-bit and so a game that runs with 32 bit would require 32 MB RAM, then would a game requiring 64 MB RAM be running 64 bit? If so then wouldn't I need Win64 or something?

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Right Click My Computer
Look for the DVD/CD Drive and Right Click it.
Go to Explore

If Win32 has something to do with 32-bit and so a game that runs with 32 bit would require 32 MB RAM, then would a game requiring 64 MB RAM be running 64 bit? If so then wouldn't I need Win64 or something?

If a game requires 32mb RAM, the computer must have at least 32mb RAM (preferably over 512mb). My computer currently has 1GB of RAM.
If the game requires a 64 bit processor, it will say so in the requirements.

[Broni]

Patio, why do you always write "clik" instead of "click"? Just asking.

Don't you have better things to do, then keep correcting people left, and right?
This doesn't happen for the first time.
I understand, that some people think, they're perfect, but don't you realize, that it may be annoying to others?

[Dias de verano]

I understand, that some people think, they're perfect, but don't you realize, that it may be annoying to others?

Seeing ones language treated badly is annoying to many people.