- Still getting: is not a valid Win 32 application
- Posted by Old Mountain Man on November 7th, 2005
Starting about 2 weeks ago, some of the executable software installation
files I download will run and others give me the “%1 is not a valid Win 32
application” error.
I have checked out all the previous answers on this subject I could find. I
have deleted the executable installation file, cleared temp files, run Norton
Antivirus and the six antispyware programs I use. I ran SFC /Scannow. Then,
I re-downloaded the executable installation file and tried running it. Same
results. I get the “is not a valid Win 32 application”.
Examples of files which give me the error: 1clickfixerplus.exe;
1clickpcfix2006.exe; frfwebsite.exe and frf_demo.exe.
Examples of files which have run properly and installed the program or
update: ccsetup.exe; 12shredder7010.exe; ta05dxdw.exe; winzip100.exe.
Please, is there anything else I can do to fix this problem?
Thanks
--
Old Mountain Man
- Posted by Ted Zieglar on November 7th, 2005
1clickfixerplus.exe 1clickpcfix2006.exe; frfwebsite.exe and frf_demo.exe.
are spyware. As you are finding out, spyware can be notoriously difficult to
remove. Keep on trying. If you are ultimately unsuccessful you'll need to
wipe your hard disk clean and start over.
--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."
"Old Mountain Man" <OldMountainMan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:954CEA4A-C1AA-4624-920D-249AAB8C6C33@microsoft.com...
> Starting about 2 weeks ago, some of the executable software installation
> files I download will run and others give me the “%1 is not a valid Win
32
> application” error.
>
> I have checked out all the previous answers on this subject I could find.
I
> have deleted the executable installation file, cleared temp files, run
Norton
> Antivirus and the six antispyware programs I use. I ran SFC /Scannow.
Then,
> I re-downloaded the executable installation file and tried running it.
Same
> results. I get the “is not a valid Win 32 application”.
>
> Examples of files which give me the error: 1clickfixerplus.exe;
> 1clickpcfix2006.exe; frfwebsite.exe and frf_demo.exe.
> Examples of files which have run properly and installed the program or
> update: ccsetup.exe; 12shredder7010.exe; ta05dxdw.exe; winzip100.exe.
>
> Please, is there anything else I can do to fix this problem?
>
> Thanks
> --
> Old Mountain Man
- Posted by Old Mountain Man on November 7th, 2005
Wow! Are you sure? 1clickpcfix2006.exe; frfwebsite.exe and frf_demo.exe
are programs recommended by PCWorld. I downloaded them from their online
site and they will not install.
--
Old Mountain Man
"Ted Zieglar" wrote:
> 1clickfixerplus.exe 1clickpcfix2006.exe; frfwebsite.exe and frf_demo.exe.
> are spyware. As you are finding out, spyware can be notoriously difficult to
> remove. Keep on trying. If you are ultimately unsuccessful you'll need to
> wipe your hard disk clean and start over.
>
> --
> Ted Zieglar
> "You can do it if you try."
>
> "Old Mountain Man" <OldMountainMan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:954CEA4A-C1AA-4624-920D-249AAB8C6C33@microsoft.com...
> > Starting about 2 weeks ago, some of the executable software installation
> > files I download will run and others give me the “%1 is not a valid Win
> 32
> > application†error.
> >
> > I have checked out all the previous answers on this subject I could find.
> I
> > have deleted the executable installation file, cleared temp files, run
> Norton
> > Antivirus and the six antispyware programs I use. I ran SFC /Scannow.
> Then,
> > I re-downloaded the executable installation file and tried running it.
> Same
> > results. I get the “is not a valid Win 32 applicationâ€.
> >
> > Examples of files which give me the error: 1clickfixerplus.exe;
> > 1clickpcfix2006.exe; frfwebsite.exe and frf_demo.exe.
> > Examples of files which have run properly and installed the program or
> > update: ccsetup.exe; 12shredder7010.exe; ta05dxdw.exe; winzip100.exe.
> >
> > Please, is there anything else I can do to fix this problem?
> >
> > Thanks
> > --
> > Old Mountain Man
>
>
- Posted by Ted Zieglar on November 7th, 2005
PC World is not below recommending programs that are known to contain adware
or other spyware. They also recommend Kazaa and other P2P garbage. They're
supposed to advise their readers if a download contains spyware so the
reader can decide whether or not to try the program.
As recently as the middle 1990's, PC World was an authoritative source of
computer knowledge. Now, it's just a crock of...well, it's a crock.
--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."
"Old Mountain Man" <OldMountainMan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:5EC7DF99-330A-469D-B21D-5484E60F25B0@microsoft.com...
> Wow! Are you sure? 1clickpcfix2006.exe; frfwebsite.exe and frf_demo.exe
> are programs recommended by PCWorld. I downloaded them from their online
> site and they will not install.
> --
> Old Mountain Man
>
>
> "Ted Zieglar" wrote:
>
> > 1clickfixerplus.exe 1clickpcfix2006.exe; frfwebsite.exe and
frf_demo.exe.
> > are spyware. As you are finding out, spyware can be notoriously
difficult to
> > remove. Keep on trying. If you are ultimately unsuccessful you'll need
to
> > wipe your hard disk clean and start over.
> >
> > --
> > Ted Zieglar
> > "You can do it if you try."
> >
> > "Old Mountain Man" <OldMountainMan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message news:954CEA4A-C1AA-4624-920D-249AAB8C6C33@microsoft.com...
> > > Starting about 2 weeks ago, some of the executable software
installation
> > > files I download will run and others give me the “%1 is not a
valid Win
> > 32
> > > application†error.
> > >
> > > I have checked out all the previous answers on this subject I could
find.
> > I
> > > have deleted the executable installation file, cleared temp files, run
> > Norton
> > > Antivirus and the six antispyware programs I use. I ran SFC /Scannow.
> > Then,
> > > I re-downloaded the executable installation file and tried running it.
> > Same
> > > results. I get the “is not a valid Win 32 applicationâ€.
> > >
> > > Examples of files which give me the error: 1clickfixerplus.exe;
> > > 1clickpcfix2006.exe; frfwebsite.exe and frf_demo.exe.
> > > Examples of files which have run properly and installed the program or
> > > update: ccsetup.exe; 12shredder7010.exe; ta05dxdw.exe; winzip100.exe.
> > >
> > > Please, is there anything else I can do to fix this problem?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > --
> > > Old Mountain Man
> >
> >