Win32 Applications

Ben Stevenson · Guest

I have XP Home and IE6.
Nowadays when I try to download programs from reputable sites, after the
download is over, I get told in the pop-up window that it is not a valid
win32 application.
What could be wrong?
TIA

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Xandros · Guest

There could be file corruption occurring during the download.

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Ben Stevenson · Guest

Thanks for your response.

So is there anything I can do about it, as it is happening a little too
often?
Thanks

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Singapore Web Design · Guest

Hello,

It can also be bad RAM - test your memory using Memtest86+
http://www.memtest.org/

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Xandros · Guest

could be flaky RAM or could be crappy network connection. Hard to say.

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Sam Hobbs · Guest

I think the answers suggesting bad RAM are so bad they should not even be
posted.

I often download using Internet Explorer and most of the time the download
has problems such as you describe. Yesterday I also got the message you
describe. I did post a message in a more appropriate newsgroup; it was
months ago, a couple of months after IE 7 was released. The reaction I got
was that I was being ridiculous, similar to what you are getting. I always
try more than once and sometimes it finally works but most of the time IE
does not download properly. Usually the problem is that the downloaded file
is incomplete.

I am nearly always succssful downloading using wget, which is a free
download utility but it is very cumbersome to use. It is a console
(command-line) utility. Probably the only time that wget is unsuccessful is
when the file being downloaded is no good.

So I suggest looking for file download utility. I suppose that FTP programs
should work but they are also cumbersome to use for simply downloading. As I
say, I use wget but I don't recommend it simply because it is difficult to
use, but it works great otherwise. I am interested in lokking for something
else but I have not taken the time to do that.

I don't know how to get Microsoft to listen but I have had problems with IE
downloading for years; it existed before IE 7. I have had problems with a
totally different system also; one that I access using Terminal Services. It
is bizarre to me that it happens to me as much as it does yet not to others.
I believe you that it is happening to you and that it is likely a bug in IE.

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Gerry · Guest

Ben

What exactly is your version of Windows XP?

When you download try the option to Save to Disk. Go offline and try to
install.

If this doesn't work please advise details of your anti-virus,
anti-spyare programmes and firewall. Can you also give examples of
software, which fails to install?

Is Windows Update working correctly and all updates installing.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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