Thread: Games: Error message: Not a Valid Win32 Application

Games: Error message: Not a Valid Win32 Application

SYMPTOMS

If you run any game, you might find some of the subsequent indications:

• You get subsequent error message:
<game>.exe is Not a Valid Win32 Application.
• A black command prompt box flashes on the screen.
• When you run in a command prompt, you get following error message:
Program too big to fit in memory.

CAUSE

This issue occurs if game installation files are being damaged.

RESOLUTION

To fix this issue, make use of the subsequent techniques in sequence that is given.

Remove the game

Microsoft Windows XP

1. Click Start, Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

3. In the list of installed programs, click the game, and then click Add/Remove.

4. When you are prompted to uninstall the program, click Yes.

5. When the removal process is finish, click Start, Find, and then click Files or Folders.
In the Named box, type "DungeonSiege.exe", "fs2002.exe", "train.exe", or "zoo.exe". Add the quotation marks.

6. In the Look In box, click the hard disk where you installed the game, and then click Find Now.

7. In the list of found files and folders, right-click the game executable file, and then click Delete.

Windows Vista

1. Click on the Start button, type the programs and features in the Start Search box, and after that click Programs and Features in the Programs listing.

2. In the list of programs installed, click the game, and then click Uninstall.

3. When you are prompted to remove the program, click Yes.

4. After the removal process is finish, click Start, and then type the executable file name for the game that you removed in the Start Search box, and then click See all results.

5. In the list of found files and folders, right-click the game executable file, and then click Delete.

Empty the Temp folder

To clear the Temp folder and Temporary Internet Files, make use of Disk Cleanup tool. For this, follow the steps for the operating system that you are using.

Windows XP

1. Click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and after that click on the Disk Cleanup.
2. Click C: or click the drive where Windows XP is installed and after that click on OK.
3. Click to choose the Temporary files check box.
4. Click OK, and then click Yes to confirm the deletion.

Windows Vista

To fix this issue, pursue the steps in the exact sector.
The computer is connected to the Internet
Get Online Help for this problem.

The computer is not connected to the Internet

1. Click Start, and after that click on Help and Support.

2. In the Search Help box or in the Search online Help box, type the Delete files by means of Disk Cleanup, and after that click Search Help.

3. In the list of topics, click Delete files by means of Disk Cleanup.

4. Click the link that explains the issue that you are facing.

5. Follow the ideas to troubleshoot the issue that you are facing. Restart the computer by performing a clean boot procedure

To do a clean boot procedure, follow the steps proper to your edition of Windows.

Windows Vista

To solve this problem, follow the steps in the proper sector.
The computer is connected to the Internet
Get Online Help for this problem.

The computer is not connected to the Internet

1. Click Start, and then click Help and Support.
2. In the Search Help box or in the Search online Help box, type Run Selective Startup using System Configuration, and then click Search Help.
3. In the list of topics, click Run Selective Startup using System Configuration.
4. Click the link that explains the problem that you are facing.
5. Follow the ideas to troubleshoot the problem that you are facing.

Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

1. Click on the Start button, click Run, type as msconfig in the Open box, as well as click on OK.
2. On the General tab, click on the Selective startup.
3. Under Selective startup, click to clear all the check boxes.
4. On the Startup tab, click to choose the *StateMgr check box.
5. Click on OK. When you receive a message to restart PC, and finally click on Yes.
6. After PC restarts, click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and after that click on OK.

Microsoft Windows 98

1. Click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and click System Information.

2. On the Tools menu, click System Configuration Utility.

3. On the General tab, click Selective Startup, and then click to clear the following check boxes:
o Process Config.sys file
o Process Autoexec.bat file
o Process Winstart.bat file (if available)
o Process Win.ini file
o Load Startup group items
4. Click OK. When you are prompted to restart PC.

Reinstall the game

To reinstall the game, follow these steps:

1. Insert the game CD into PC’s CD or DVD drive.

If the Setup program does not start automatically, follow these steps:

a. Click Start; click Run, type <cd-rom>:\setup.exe in the Open box. In this example, <cd-rom> is the letter of the computer's CD or DVD drive.
b. Click OK.

2. Follow the commands that show on the screen to install the game.