Getting the error: Not a valid 32-bit application can have many causes: I have listed some of them below. File is corrupt, bad, or missing. If the hard disk drive is corrupted or bad it can cause working programs to fail either because not all the data can be read from the hard disk drive or because the program has become corrupted while on the drive.
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What causes the error that .exe is not a valid Win32 application? How to fix the error not a valid Win32 application? This post from MiniTool will show you the solutions. In addition, you can visit MiniTool to find more Windows tips and solutions.
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When the file or program you are trying to run is corrupt or missing, Windows is unable to execute the file properly. Hence, you may encounter the error that .exe is not a valid Win32 application, as the following picture:
So, when coming across this error, do you know how to solve it? Keep on your reading to find the answers.
How to Fix the Error Not a Valid Win32 Application?
In this part, we will demonstrate how to solve the error that .exe is not a valid Win32 application.
Before proceeding with the solutions, please check the program is compatible with your version of Windows. If you downloaded a wrong version of program, you will come across the error that .exe is not a valid Win32 application.
Method 1. Reinstall Program Again
If the program you downloaded has been verified that it is complete and compatible with your version of Windows (What Version of Windows Do I Have? Check Version and Build Number). The error not a valid Win32 application may be caused by the corrupt file during downloading.
So, in order to fix the error that .exe is not a valid Win32 application, you can try to download the program again and reinstall it.
And then run it and check whether the error not a valid Win32 application is solved. If it is not effective, try other solutions.
Method 2. Run the Program as Administrator
In order to fix the error that .exe is not a valid Win32 application, you can choose to run the program as administrator.
Now, here is the tutorial.
- Right-click the program encountering the error not a valid Win32 application.
- Then choose Properties.
- Go to the Compatibility tab and check the option Run this program as an administrator.
Then run the program and check whether the error that .exe is not a valid Win32 application.
Do you know how to set apps always run as an Administrator Windows 10? In his post, we will walk you through an easy and quick guide.
Method 3. Check Bad File
And file can be changed or renamed as the .exe file. If you’re downloading the file, make sure the file is supposed to be .exe file and it is not being changed. If you want to create a .exe file, please make sure that you are compiling the file for Windows and never rename a file to a.exe file directly.
Otherwise, the file would not be executable and you may encounter the error not a valid Win32 application. For a file to become an executable file, it needs to either be compiled or converted through a software program designed to convert the file.
So, in order to fix the error that .exe is not a valid Win32 application, you can try checking whether the file has been renamed or changed.
Final Words
To sum up, this post has introduced 3 ways to fix the error that .exe is not valid Win32 application. If you come across the same error, try these solutions. If you have any better solution to fix it, you can share it in the comment zone.
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| aSquared Free | 3.1.0.9 | Scans remote hard drives for spyware, etc. |
| AVG AntiSpyware |
| CWShredder | 2.16 | Finds and removes traces of CoolWebSearch hijacker. |
| EzPCFix | ?? | Helpful tool when trying to remove viruses, spyware, other troublesome advertising programs, and malware from your computer. |
| HiJackThis | 2 | Helpful tool when trying to remove viruses, spyware, other troublesome advertising programs, and malware. Not as good as EzPCFix. |
| Rootkitty | ? | Very new tool in development, searches a system for rootkits |
| Spy Bot | 1.5.2 | Effectively scans remote hard drives for spyware/malware! |
| Super AntiSpyware | Effectively scans remote hard drives for spyware/malware! |
| WinSock Fix | 1.2 | Used to repair WinSock errors |
| AVPersonal | 7.04 | Good full featured freeware AntiVirus software |
| Avast! Tool | 1.0.211 | Scans for a limited number of viruses |
| Kaspersky VRT | Free virus Removal Tool from Kaspersky |
| McAfee Stinger | 2.6.0 | Scans for a limited number of viruses |
| FireFox | 2.0.0.11 | Internet Browser |
| Irfanview | 3.98 | Compact image viewer |
| NotePad++ | 4.7.5 | Powerful notepad replacement |
| Opera | 9.25 | Internet Browser |
| PDF Reader | 1.3 B519 | PDF viewer |
| nPOPuk | 2.11 | Email Client |
| XPSetupLauncher | 1.4 | Allows you to perform unattended installs of XP from within BPE |
| DeepBurner | 1.5.1.192 | Allows you to burn CD's in the BPE environment. |
| DVD RAM | 4.2.2 | DVD Burning software |
| Express Burn | 1.08 | CD Burning software |
| SmallCD | 1.12 | CD Burning software |
| Commercial software Plugins -note-:requires license and files to build |
| Ghost | 8 & 11 | Excellent imaging software |
| Kaspersky AV | 7 & 8 | Awesome AV software <Plugins for Version 7, and 8> |
| Disk Tools |
| -Backup/Cloning |
| CopyWipe | 1.14 | Copies and/or securely erases hard drives |
| Disk Copy | N/A | Floppy disk copier |
| Disk Image | 1.15 | Creates and restores images of disks to files |
| DriveImage XML | 1.18 | Hard drive backup and cloning |
| ImgMaker | 1.1 | Create backup images of your Hard drive, no longer supported? |
| RawCopy | 1.0 | Used to transfer data directly to another drive when the original is faulty |
| SelfImage | 1.1 | Hard drive backup and cloning |
| AusLogics Defrag | 1.4.11.275 | Hard disk defragmenter |
| Defraggler | 1.1.0.50 | Hard drive defragmenter |
| Dirms | 1.2.20 | Comand Line utility to defragement your entire drive |
| Bst5 | 5.1.4 | Bart's Stuff test. Small Win32 application for long time heavily stress testing storage devices. Supports testing at file and device levels. |
| chkdsk | N/A |
| DskChkup | 1.1B1005 | Allows you to monitor the SMART attributes of a hard drive |
| Disk Check | 1.0.75 | Utility to check disks for errors and benchmarking |
| HDTune | 2.5 | Hard disk utility that will: Benchmark, Error scan, display temperature, SMART heatlh information and provide other hard drive information |
| WinDLG | 1.02 | Western Digital HDD diagnostic software for Windows |
| Boot Build | 1.0 | Create, import, or export your boot sector, useful when damaged by viruses or physical damage |
| MbrFix | 1.0.0.5 | Fix or create Master boot record |
| MBRWiz | 1.52 | Master Boot Record Wizard |
| TestDisk | 6.9 | Tool to check and undelete partitions |
| CCleaner | 2.03.543 |
| Drive Erase | 1.02 | Permanently erases data from hard disks, removable media, partitions, files and folders. |
| Disk Wipe | 1.1 | Securely wipes data from discs |
| Eraser | 5.7 | Completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns |
| Index.dat Suite | 2.8.6 | A unique program that allows you not only to delete the index.dat files, temporary internet files, temp files, cookies and history, but it also allows you to view the index.dat files on your system.
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| File Management |
| -Compression |
| IZArc | 3.5 B3 | Popular freeware compression tool. |
| 7-Zip | 4.57 | Popular freeware compression tool. |
| a43 | 2.45 | File management |
| Agent Ransack | 1.73 | File search |
| freeCommander | 2007.10a | File management |
| Space Monger | 1.4 | Graphical disk usage viewer tool. |
| Tiny Hexer | 1.6.0.2 | Hex editor |
| WinDir Stat | 1.1 | Disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool |
| xplorer2 Lite | 1.3.0.2 | EXCELLENT File management tool!! |
| DBXtract | 4.5 | Repairs PST files for Outlook express |
| Disk Investigator | 1.31 | Display the true drive contents by bypassing the operating system and directly reading the raw drive sectors. View and search raw directories, files, clusters, and system sectors. Verify the effectiveness of file and disk wiping programs. Undelete previously deleted files |
| Fab's AutoBackup | 1.2 | Backup and restore personal settings like emails, documents, internet browser bookmarks |
| File Recovery | 4.0 | Data recovery for damaged files and erased partitions |
| Floppy Repair | 1.0 | Eliminates bad sectors of Floppy disk surface, does not hide bad sectors in the file system, as Scandisk like utilities, it really restores them |
| Free Undelete | 1.0 | Data recovery program for deleted files |
| Handy Recovery | 1.0 | Designed to restore files accidentally deleted from hard disks and floppy drives |
| Recovery Manager | 1.5 | Backup & Restore, Duplicate, Recover files accidentally deleted or from corrupted media, and Format Digital Flash Media |
| Recuva | 1.10.223 | File recovery program |
| Restoration | 2.5.14 | File Recovery, restore files that have been deleted from the Recycle Bin |
| UnChk | 3 | Recover CHK files |
| Swiss Knife | 3.21 | Useful tool to create, delete, and format partitions |
| Unstop Copier | 1.9 | Recovers files from disks with physical damage |
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| MS Games | n/a | Freecell, Hearts, Minesweeper, Pinball, Spider |
| Same Game | 1.0.0.1 | Puzzle game |
| Explore2fs | 1.00 | Allows exploration of Linux partitions in the Windows environment |
| R-Linux | 1.0 | Recovery utility for the Ext2FS file system |
| MemTest86+ | 2.0 | Memory tester |
| Vista Recovery Console | n/a | Recovery console for Windows Vista |
| FileZilla | 3.0.4.1 | FTP Client |
| IP Sniffer | 1.91.6 | Fast IP scanner for Windows |
| IPScan | 2.21 | Fast IP scanner for Windows |
| LAN Monitor | 1.3.5 | Karen's |
| NetStumbler | 0.4 | Find wireless networks |
| Network ConfigTool | n/a | Tom's Network ConfigTool, to help setup network configuration settings before building UBCD4Win |
| NIC Speed | 1.3 | Bart's |
| nwdskpe | Novell's NetWare Client to access NetWare servers by IP/IPX |
| Putty | .60 | Implementation of Telnet and SSH for Win32 and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator |
| Real VNC Server | 4.1.2 | Remote control software which allows you to view and interact with one computer |
| Quick 'n Easy FTP Server | 3.1 | Easy FTP Server |
| Tight VNC Viewer | 1.2.9 | Remote control software package |
| UltraVNC | 1 RC18 | Remotely control a computer over any TCP/IP connection |
| VNC Neighborhood | 1.1.9 | VNC server TCP scanner, uses Microsoft Windows Networking features to locate computers in Microsoft Windows domains and workgroups |
| cmos | 4.6 | Find your CMOS password and/or replace it |
| PasswordPro | 2.4.0.2 | MD5, MD4, MySQL, SHA-1 hashes password recovery, password keeper, password generator, hash generator, dictionary generator, etc |
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| Erunt | 1.1i | Emergency Recovery Utility -Registry backup and restore |
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| Fix IDE | n/a | Fix the IDE Controller when replacing your motherboard on an XP system |
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| RegCleaner |
| RegResWiz | 1.0.0.4 | Wizard that restores the registry to previous saved states |
| RegShot |
| ServicesPE |
| Windows Registry Analyzer |
| ASPI | N/A | CD Support |
| AutoRun | N/A | BPE functionality |
| atapi_824146 | N/A | XP Patch |
| BartPE | 5.1.4 | small win32 application for long term heavy stress testing storage devices at the file and device level |
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| dcomlaunch | n/a | Launch DComLaunch service first -for SP2 |
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| DosPE | 1.0.6 | DOS 16-bit support |
| GeoShell | N/A | Adds more 'XP' feel, enhanced startbutton, quicklaunch, taskbar, etc. |
| Keyboard support | Keyboard mapping and 'Onscreen keyboard' |
| MMC Update | 2.0 | Microsoft Management Console |
| mstsc | N/A | Remote desktop client |
| Mouse support | PS/2, Serial, and USB mouse support |
| nu2menu | Menu system |
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| penetcfg | PE Network Configurator |
| PPOE2k3 | PPPOE dialup network support for Win 2k3 |
| PPOEXP | PPPOE dialup network support for XP |
| RAM Profiles | 1.0 | Creates a profiles in the RAM drive which allows several tools to work properly |
| UnxUtils | GNU utilities for Win32 |
| VBdlls | 5.0&6.0 | Visual Basic DLL's, makes these runtime dll's available in PE |
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| CPU Bench | 4.0.06 | CPU benchmarking software |
| Dead Pixel Tester | 2.30 | Used to help dead pixels on your LCD/TFT monitor |
| MemTest | 3.2 | Memory tester, please read manual.htm for instructions and advice |
| P95 | 23.8 | Prime95, stress tester, popular with overclockers |
| Quick Bench |
| StraightMark | 1.2.1 | System benchmarking tool |
| -Information & Diagnostic Tools |
| CPUz | 2.44 | Gathers information on some of the main devices in a system |
| Driver Wizard |
| KeyFinder | 1.41 | Will find your Windows installation key, both the PE and Windows versions are included |
| Nero InfoTool | 3.0 | Detailed drive and system information for your CD/DVD drives |
| SpeedFan |
| System Info | 1.73 | Provides detailed system information, network info., etc. |
| Unknown Devices | 1.2 | Helps discover what unknown devices in Device Manager really are |
| WinAudit | 1.3 | Audits your software and hardware configurations |
| WinCPUID | 3.3 | Displays the CPU information: Shows Frequency, Multiplier, Chipset Info. etc |
| WUL | 1.21 | Windows Update list, lists updates and patches installed on a system |
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| Tom's MyInfo | n/a | Similar to BGInfo in the fact that it displays system information on the desktop |
| RunScanner | 1.0.0.20 | Registry redirector plugin developed by Paraglider. Used for launching spyware detector programs and has been tested with SpySweeper and Ad-Aware |
| Joshua's Localization | n/a | German language support and an easy way to change almost all dialogue to your native language |