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re: Not a valid Win32 file plus other problems Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 7:33 am Posted by Riswin (159 messages posted) Hi, It is because of corrupt download. Clear internet cache and try downloading again. If same problem occurs, try downloading with a different comp and then install it. On Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 6:04 am, Ron L wrote: >This started when I tried to download MS's Security Essentials. I will download the >file. Download manager shows that the file is downloaded, a size of 4.3Mb. When I >click run I get a statement that the file is not a valid Win32 application. I had >deleted AVG to get this one and when I tried to reload AVG I got the same message. >After trying several other things I went to the Download folder to try to run either >of them again and find that the file size listed in the folder is ZERO kb!!!! How >can that even be???? I feel that I'm getting conflicting information somehow but >I don't know what to trust. BitDefender shows that I don't have an infected computer, >Windows Defender and CCleaner show all is clean. I'm at a total loss. > >My next step is a complete upgrade to Win7, but I hadn't wanted to do that yet. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Not a valid Win32 file plus other problems Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 8:04 am Posted by Ron L (9 messages posted) I would have thought so as well at first but every file that I download comes in at zero kb. No matter what it is or where it comes from it is zero kb. I'll try another computer and see what happens. On Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 7:33 am, Riswin wrote: >Hi, >It is because of corrupt download. >Clear internet cache and try downloading again. If same problem occurs, try downloading >with a different comp and then install it. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Not a valid Win32 file plus other problems Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 3:10 pm Posted by Ron L (9 messages posted) You were correct in that as long as I download it from another computer it will work. I've gotten Belarc and a couple of other programs to work. There is something strange going on though, AVG is still working I've found out, but there is no tray icon, and none of the commands will work. The Windows Defender tray icon is now missing. No PDF file will open now, not even the ones that were already on the computer. I still get the "not a win32 application" error. I'm beginning to think that backing everything up as best I can and then do a wipe back to the original state is my best bet. What a ROYAL PITA!!!!! I'm going to let Carbonite get everything it will back up first, at least that will keep me from having to do it by hand. I'm still open to suggestions. On Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 7:33 am, Riswin wrote: >Hi, >It is because of corrupt download. >Clear internet cache and try downloading again. If same problem occurs, try downloading >with a different comp and then install it. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Not a valid Win32 file plus other problems Friday, November 20, 2009 at 6:37 am Posted by MartinM (7551 messages posted) Before you "give up", I'd run some more-aggressive malware scans - MalwareBytes and SuperAntispyware are both free and good. And have you thought of running the System File Checker (if you have yoru XP disk, that is) ? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Not a valid Win32 file plus other problems Friday, November 20, 2009 at 6:39 am Posted by MartinM (7551 messages posted) XP disk ?? Of course I meant Vista - just symptoms of old age :-) [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Not a valid Win32 file plus other problems Friday, November 20, 2009 at 6:45 am Posted by Ron L (9 messages posted) LOL!!! Unfortunately I don't have the Vista disc. My system was one of those with a second partition on the hard drive to recover everything. This will be the LAST time that I have a computer with no discs!!! I'll try the other software. It takes me a while as I have to get it from another computer and then load it on to this one. It's amazing how much of this one is still running well without letting me do basic things. On Friday, November 20, 2009 at 6:39 am, MartinM wrote: > >XP disk ?? Of course I meant Vista - just symptoms of old age :-) > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Not a valid Win32 file plus other problems Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 6:29 pm Posted by Adam Bradley (8787 messages posted) Have you tried making a new account and downloading it with that one? Deleting the connection and recreating it might be a good idea as well. On Friday, November 20, 2009 at 6:45 am, Ron L wrote: >LOL!!! Unfortunately I don't have the Vista disc. My system was one of those with >a second partition on the hard drive to recover everything. This will be the LAST >time that I have a computer with no discs!!! I'll try the other software. It takes >me a while as I have to get it from another computer and then load it on to this >one. It's amazing how much of this one is still running well without letting me do >basic things. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Vista Discussion Forum