.exe is not a valid win32 application

Question 1.) What is the rest of the file name? 2.) Is this for a game or on a cd or on the hard drive? If it is a game cd was it designed for windows? What OS are you running? If it is something that you can move to another computer try openning it there. If you are still getting the same error most likely you have a corrupt file or something that is not designed to run in your OS.

you might also face this problem if there is a virus that has infected your system. I suggest that you run a thorough virus scan.

Not enough information to help you. What program are you trying to run?, there are some applications that are win16 and Windows 98 or latter won't allow you to run them, a good example of this are some old DOS games, that's why sometime you have to modify the pif file and tell it that it is a DOS program and it has to reboot on DOS mode.
Please let me know what application are you trying to run.
@lberto
alberto@pancarib.com

replace the EXE or delete it.

You may be trying ot run a .exe file in WIN 2K???

is there a specific filename? if this is during the install of a program may want to clean the windows\temp folder out. otherwise would need more information

Sounds like you are trying to use Explorer to run programs. Open Control Panel, choose File, Options, Types and scroll to EXE. It probably says open with Explorer, which is wrong. Delete it. Close all. Now it will work OK.

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