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Windows Forum / Virtual PC / May 2008Virtual PC Not a valid win32 application
Relatively new version of Vista Ultimate. Very few added programs. Try to install Virtual PC and get the above error. I've searched the web but have found no solution. I've tried 'Run as Administrator', no help. John > Relatively new version of Vista Ultimate. Very few added programs. Try to > install Virtual PC and get the above error. I've searched the web but have > found no solution. I've tried 'Run as Administrator', no help. There are two versions of Virtual PC, one if a 32 bit the other is a 64 bit version. Are you sure you've got the correct version? Have you tried to delete and then re-download in case your download is corrupt?  SignaturePaul Adare MVP - Virtual Machines http://www.identit.ca One picture is worth 128K words. Yes, I have the 32 bit Vista and the 32 bit download. Yes, I deleted it once and redownloaded it, same problem. I also tried 'Run' with the same result. Of course, I meant to say Setup.exe was not a valid win32 application, but it is the setup for Virtual PC. I am wondering if any Setup program is going to have the same problem or if it's just Virtual PC. I really want to use Virtual PC, since I have quite a few programs that don't run on Vista. John John > > Relatively new version of Vista Ultimate. Very few added programs. Try to > > install Virtual PC and get the above error. I've searched the web but have [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > version. Are you sure you've got the correct version? Have you tried to > delete and then re-download in case your download is corrupt? After you download the x86 version, what are you doing to install it? You should just doubleclick the icon (even though it looks like a disc). > Yes, I have the 32 bit Vista and the 32 bit download. Yes, I deleted it > once [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> version. Are you sure you've got the correct version? Have you tried to >> delete and then re-download in case your download is corrupt? Thanks, but I'm no neophyte. I've been using Windows since before 3.0. We are not talking about cockpit error here. The instructions say to download it then launch it, which is what I did. And I don't use double click anyway. If I hadn't clicked it, it would not have given the error message. This is related to Vista, or some manifestation of its awkward security implementation. I HAVE turned off UAC, however. John > After you download the x86 version, what are you doing to install it? You > should just doubleclick the icon (even though it looks like a disc). [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > >> version. Are you sure you've got the correct version? Have you tried to > >> delete and then re-download in case your download is corrupt? All I can tell you is that I have never had a problem installing and running VPC 2007 on any of my Vista x86 or x64 systems. You may encounter permissions issues with some game cd's or with drag and drop between guest and host but shouldn't when installing VPC. By the way, what cpu are you using? > Thanks, but I'm no neophyte. I've been using Windows since before 3.0. We > are [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] >> >> to >> >> delete and then re-download in case your download is corrupt? The computer is a 2 month old Gateway Quad Core Q6600 with 4 g memory. It is little more than stock, with upgraded video card, memory, and Ultimate. All drivers have been updated and BIOS flashed. I don't even have office installed yet... I have a lot of stuff on my XP computer that won't run in Vista, hence a Virtual XP in Vista. It doesn't seem to be a permission issue, at least not with that error message. I am admin, and I've tried running Setup as Administrator, but that doesn't change anything... John > All I can tell you is that I have never had a problem installing and running > VPC 2007 on any of my Vista x86 or x64 systems. You may encounter [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] > >> >> to > >> >> delete and then re-download in case your download is corrupt? I am having the same issue on Vista Enterprise edition. > The computer is a 2 month old Gateway Quad Core Q6600 with 4 g memory. It is > little more than stock, with upgraded video card, memory, and Ultimate. All [quoted text clipped - 66 lines] > > >> >> to > > >> >> delete and then re-download in case your download is corrupt? That message is almost always a corrupt download... SignatureBob Comer >I am having the same issue on Vista Enterprise edition. > [quoted text clipped - 68 lines] >> > >> >> to >> > >> >> delete and then re-download in case your download is corrupt? > Yes, I have the 32 bit Vista and the 32 bit download. Yes, I deleted it > once [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> version. Are you sure you've got the correct version? Have you tried to >> delete and then re-download in case your download is corrupt? It still goes back to what Paul said. More than likely it's a corrupt download. > Relatively new version of Vista Ultimate. Very few added programs. Try to > install Virtual PC and get the above error. I've searched the web but have > found no solution. I've tried 'Run as Administrator', no help. > > John Sorry, i hit the wrong button so might have sent a 'blank' reply. I had the same problem ("Virtual PC not a valid win32 application"). When i checked, my SETUP.EXE file i had downloaded, was a different size to the one on the download page. I tried downloading again, this time all 30Mb downloaded and SETUP works fine!! Try downloading again, but compare the file sizes. > Relatively new version of Vista Ultimate. Very few added programs. Try to > install Virtual PC and get the above error. I've searched the web but have > found no solution. I've tried 'Run as Administrator', no help. > > John Apparently, that is the problem. I was getting only 127K of the download, and incorrectly assumed that was just a 'bootstrap' to get the rest of the setup routine. I'm used to using 'run' instead of 'save', so it just didn't occur to me that the whole 30 meg should download. One of the few programs that I DID install was Microsoft's beta Silverlight download assistant. After all, how could MS screw that up? I uninstalled it, and now the whole file has downloaded....29 seconds. Thanks to all, and especially Skallamoosh... John > Sorry, i hit the wrong button so might have sent a 'blank' reply. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > > John > Relatively new version of Vista Ultimate. Very few added programs. Try to > install Virtual PC and get the above error. I've searched the web but have > found no solution. I've tried 'Run as Administrator', no help. > > John You know what was the problem for me? I got that same message but then i realized that the file was like spuuosed to be 30.5 mb but the downloaded file size was 29.1 mb. So i guessed that the download was corrupted and then I downloaded the file from filehippo. now it works great! |
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