when a user double-clicks a software installation, it often pops up "XXX." EXE is not a valid WIN32 application "error prompt. of course, sometimes even if we double-click an executable file that runs in any EXE format, the same error message can occur. So how to avoid the system is not a valid WIN32 application problem.
If you are only installing certain software, to eject the error message, which means that we have installed the package is incomplete or the program installation is not successful, at this time can be downloaded from the official website of the program has not been modified "original" program installation package, and double-click it, you can successfully complete the installation operation of the program. However, if the error message occurs when you double-click an executable file that runs any EXE format, this is because the system is infected with the virus, and you can resolve the problem by following these steps.
1. Killing virus and deleting registry information
First into the safe mode, running the system has been installed anti-virus software to perform a total antivirus operation on the system, and then open Notepad and enter the following:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-hkey_classes_root.exe]
[-hkey_classes_rootexe_auto_file]
[-hkey_current_usersoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionexplorerfileexts.exe]
Once you have entered the above, save the Notepad file as a registry file with the extension REG format (such as "1.REG") and double-click it to import it into Registry Editor.
2, repair EXE file association
Download "Sreng" from Http://ishare.iask.sina.com.cn/f/14747818.html?from=like first, then unzip the downloaded ZIP format Compression Pack to the desktop and change the extension of the only exe that you extracted to "CMD", and then double-click the run, its interface as shown in Figure 2; Finally tick Figure 2 and ". EXE "and click the" Repair "button on the check box.
Tip: The 1th step of the antivirus operation is necessary, or even delete the registry virus added content and repair the EXE file association, so that EXE file can double-click the normal operation, but due to the destruction of the virus, Figure 1 shows the system fault will reappear.
With the above steps, we can run an executable file in any EXE format without having to log off or reboot the system. Friends with this need may wish to try.