If you do want help, I suggest you leave out the MAYs and "Hmmm, I can't remember the other file" and try and stick to what you DID do.
Sorry,
I just didn't think that how I got to the problem would help,
figured the problem itself was all you guys needed...
Anyways,
I did some digging into my cluttered desktop, and here are the files I joined, what I used, etc.
Program to merge files- EXEJoiner
Files merged- VLC media player setup and IMGburn setup
They were merged on my 32-bit XP Pro system and transfered over to my 64-bit Vista Home Premium system.
I executed the merged file,
and it failed to start giving me an error message about being incompatible with my system.
I figured no big, deleted the file, and carried on.
After restarting my computer shortly afterward,
I attempted to run Firefox, but it gave me the error message:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log for more detail"
Checking the Event Viewer, I have a boatload of "Side by Side" errors, each with an Event ID of 59.
The error reads: "Activation context generation failed for "C:\Windows\sysWOW64\TAPI32.dll", error in manifest or policy file "C:\Windows\Winsxs\manifests\x86_Microsoft.windows.c..-controls.resources_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.6001.18000_en-us_72e6f33f34dfabb9.manifest" [Whew!] on line 0. Invalid XML syntax.
Hope that helps?
Sorry about before