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teddy - 24 Nov 2006 04:08 GMT
Everytime I try to run the World of Warcraft free 10 day trial an error
message pops up that says wowclient-downloader.exe is not a valid Win32
application.  What do i have to change for my computer to accept this???
            REALLY NEED HELP, thank you
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Jimmy S. - 24 Nov 2006 05:45 GMT
Hi teddy,

Not a Valid Win32 Application Errors can occur if your game's installation
is damaged or corrupt.. The first step would be to reinstall the game:

Here's how to properly install or reinstall a game (and patch):

Step A:   Temporarily disable Startup programs one at a time, starting with
              Firewall, Antivirus & AdBlockers using this method:
              http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=331796 or this utility:
              http://new.jtsoft2001.com/windows/startup.php  Reboot, go to Step B.

Step B:   In Control Panel / Add-Remove Programs, delete the game and then
              the game's folder especially if you previously experienced problems
              with a patch, or if you installed the Trial, Mods, NO CD patches, etc.

Note: Click Start to Search or Find your game.  Many times there are two installs
of the same game on a system and the patch installs to the wrong one.   Also if you
installed a Trial version of the game, this could be causing a conflict..  Uninstall it
and delete the folder.

CLEANUP: Click My Computer / Rightclick the Drive & Choose Properties
                   / Run the "Disk Cleanup..." / Next Click the "Tools" Tab and run
                   the "Error-Checking" and "Defragmentation" utilities.

Step C:   Install and Run Regcleaner and if it finds any stray registry keys for the
              game, delete them.  Reboot your computer, and then re-install the game.
              Regcleaner Download: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html

Step D:   Play a single player game, using an administrators account if necessary.

Step E:   Download new game patches or mods in case the old ones are corrupt.
              Double click the patch/mod to install it.  If it's a .zip file, unzip it into the
              game's  folder and follow the instruction in it's readme.txt file.

Step F:   Reboot your computer, verify that your game is working properly, and
              re-enable any programs that you disabled using the method in Step A.

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Cheers,                                *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S.                               http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty;  nor do I confer any rights.
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teddy Wrote:
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| Everytime I try to run the World of Warcraft free 10 day trial an error
| message pops up that says wowclient-downloader.exe is not a valid Win32
| application.  What do i have to change for my computer to accept this???
|             REALLY NEED HELP, thank you
 
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