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Guest Ringboche
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Hi,

 

The operating system on my computer is Windows XP Professional x64 edition,

version 2003, service pack 2. I am trying to install a DVD with a program

that is supposedly written for a Windows 64 bit operating system. However,

when I try to run the AutoExec.exe file, I get the error "D:\AutoExec.exe is

not a valid win32 application" Why would the error say "is not a valid win32

application" when my operating system is 64-bit? Any help would be greatly

appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Ringboche

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Guest Charlie Russel - MVP
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Re: Windows XP 64-bit error

 

It is likely that the program you are trying to install is written for an

Itanium system, now a Windows x64 system. There are two, completely

incompatible, 64-bit hardware platforms that Windows can support. The x64

platform that is used for Windows XP x64, Windows Vista 64, and Windows

Server 2003 & 2008 x64 versions, is based on the AMD developed 64-bit

extensions to the 32-bit x86 architecture. Intel now also supports those

with their EM64T extensions, which are binary compatible with the AMD64

design. XP x64 supports most 32-bit programs running natively in the WOW64

subsystem.

 

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Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Ringboche" <Ringboche@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:BA03EBF4-AF5D-410F-A157-029F161F9731@microsoft.com...

> Hi,

>

> The operating system on my computer is Windows XP Professional x64

> edition,

> version 2003, service pack 2. I am trying to install a DVD with a program

> that is supposedly written for a Windows 64 bit operating system.

> However,

> when I try to run the AutoExec.exe file, I get the error "D:\AutoExec.exe

> is

> not a valid win32 application" Why would the error say "is not a valid

> win32

> application" when my operating system is 64-bit? Any help would be

> greatly

> appreciated.

>

> Thanks,

> Ringboche

>

Guest Ringboche
Posted

Re: Windows XP 64-bit error

 

Thanks Charlie, I will look into this possibility.

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> It is likely that the program you are trying to install is written for an

> Itanium system, now a Windows x64 system. There are two, completely

> incompatible, 64-bit hardware platforms that Windows can support. The x64

> platform that is used for Windows XP x64, Windows Vista 64, and Windows

> Server 2003 & 2008 x64 versions, is based on the AMD developed 64-bit

> extensions to the 32-bit x86 architecture. Intel now also supports those

> with their EM64T extensions, which are binary compatible with the AMD64

> design. XP x64 supports most 32-bit programs running natively in the WOW64

> subsystem.

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "Ringboche" <Ringboche@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:BA03EBF4-AF5D-410F-A157-029F161F9731@microsoft.com...

> > Hi,

> >

> > The operating system on my computer is Windows XP Professional x64

> > edition,

> > version 2003, service pack 2. I am trying to install a DVD with a program

> > that is supposedly written for a Windows 64 bit operating system.

> > However,

> > when I try to run the AutoExec.exe file, I get the error "D:\AutoExec.exe

> > is

> > not a valid win32 application" Why would the error say "is not a valid

> > win32

> > application" when my operating system is 64-bit? Any help would be

> > greatly

> > appreciated.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Ringboche

> >

>


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