In this instruction, details about the possible causes of this error and what to do if you encountered it to launch the desired program. In Windows 10, the same error has a different view: it is impossible to run this application on your PC.
- Causes of the error is not Win32 and how to correct the problem
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Causes of Errors "Not Enable Win32" when running .exe program files and solution options
There are the following main reasons for which a message appears that the program started is not Win32:
- You have installed 32-bit Windows 7, And you try to run the .exe file, intended only for 64-bit Windows.
- You downloaded the .exe file for systems with ARM processors (It often happens when downloading the components of Visual C ++ redistributable, since 3 different files can be presented to download, one of which for ARM).
- Launched .exe file is damaged - For example, it has been restored using data recovery programs, but its integrity was violated or the cause is the problems with a hard disk, flash drive or other drive, where this file is stored.
- The file was not initially executable file for Windows . For example, if you simply rename any file by changing it.
- Rarely - the reason is that it is The file is a very old program designed for DOS or early versions of Windows.
Based on these basic reasons, to correct the error "is not the Win32" application, we can not too much:
- If you have a 32-bit system (in order to view the bit, right-click on My Computer on the Desktop or Computer in the Start menu and open the "Properties" item), then either find the file for 32- System bit (it can be denoted not only as a 32-bit, but also as x86), or refuse to start this .exe, or install the 64-bit Windows (will have to install the system from scratch, just "change 32-bit on x64" It turns out).
- If this is a file of a old program, open its properties and on the Compatibility tab, try enable compatibility mode with early Windows versions.
- Do not attempt to run files for ARM processors on a regular computer, it will not work (except for the use of special emulators).
- Simple renaming of files and installing .exe extension for them will not be launching such a file. In some installers, you can meet the files of the setup.ex_ - as a rule, this is not the .exe file, but an archive containing it (you can try to unpack any archiver, having previously renamed .zip).
- For the case of damaged files, the solution is to find another, "whole" file to start. Correction of damaged .exe files is not what is usually done.
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Perhaps this is all you can do in the situation under consideration. If you have any questions - ask in the comments, I will try to help in solving.