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by simsiawching

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I recently downloaded jdk1.3 from http://java.sun.com. When I tried to run it, it gave the following error message :
"D:\JAVA SDK1.3\JDK1_3_0-WIN.EXE is not a valid Win32 application". What does this mean? What should I do then?

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by dmiles

This is a warning that running this application that is not valid WIN32 API is not set up to take advantage of the performance enhancement features that allows it to run as multi-tasking and how it uses resources on your machine.This program can be run in MS DOS mode,yet it will use quite a bit of the system resources.
It may have been created as a DOS or WIN16 based application.

by shanghai sam

I experienced a likewise problem once and it turned out that something went wrong during the download. In other words, the installer executable got corrupted even though the file size was the same as stated on the web page. In an attempt to solve myproblem I downloaded the file again and it ran normally.

Also, if you download the JDK as separate files you must first chain them back together to 1 file. Follow the instructions on the SUN Java page carefully or you might also end up with a corrupted installer, resulting in the error message you stated...

by simsiawching

This is my third attempt in downloading the files. I've followed whatever that are stated in the website, but it just wouldn't help.

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