Is not a valid win32 application!!!

[Hotshot]

when I download some files of people who made the program and I open the winrar and I got the error saying like

The Archive is either in unknow format or damaged.

There is also another one which I download software as I get the error saying like

Is not a valid win32 application....

how can I fixed both as I never had that before

I been trying fixed it but I didnt expect to be all day fixing it !!!!

I try RegSeeker, CCleaner, hackthis.exe as it wouldnt even allow me RegCureSetup_RW to repair the register as kept saying
Is not a valid win32 application as I am having Nightmare at this rate of FIXING IT!

[Jim]

Not much you can do to fix them Hotshot.  Perhaps they didn't download correctly?

Jim

[Hotshot]

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Platform: Unknown Windows (WinNT 6.00.1905 SP1)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6001.18000)

Running processes:
C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe


R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system32\nlaapi.dll
O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system32\napinsp.dll
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{97724D72-076B-431A-B5DD-785559C12153}: NameServer = 62.24.218.221 62.24.218.220
O23 - Service: Agere Modem Call Progress Audio (AgereModemAudio) - Agere Systems - C:\Windows\system32\agrsmsvc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG Free8 E-mail Scanner (avg8emc) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgemc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG Free8 WatchDog (avg8wd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\ehome\ehstart.dll,-101 (ehstart) - Unknown owner - %windir%\system32\svchost.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @gpapi.dll,-112 (gpsvc) - Unknown owner - %windir%\system32\svchost.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\qwave.dll,-1 (QWAVE) - Unknown owner - %windir%\system32\svchost.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\seclogon.dll,-7001 (seclogon) - Unknown owner - %windir%\system32\svchost.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: SpeedTouch 330 Manager (st330service) - THOMSON Telecom Belgium - C:\Program Files/Thomson/ST330/service/st330service.exe
O23 - Service: @%ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe,-101 (WMPNetworkSvc) - Unknown owner - %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe (file missing)

[Clyde]

you'll get a "Not a Valid Win32 Application" as it's probably dos based and Vista doesnt like dos any more

What are you exactly trying to do? As long as it's legal ( whats Hijack This?), im sure some of us can help.

[spitfire]

He was trying to install the latest zero hour patch. Either vista's backwards compatibility sucks or his copy of the OS is broken.

[Jim]

What Clyde said is garbage.

[Hotshot]

My OS is Ultimate Vista

The Archive is either in unknow format or damaged.

The any winrar zip files I have download is Fine now and strange as I dont even know if I have FIXED it somehow!

when I trying latest zero hour patch which GeneralsZH-104-english.exe( any files that come with .exe) as I still get "Is not a valid win32 application...." as that need to be fixed!

I think Service pack 2 Vista could fixed it but I am not sure.

[Clyde]

The only tip I can give, is for you to extract the file from the archive onto your PC and try it in compatability mode for Windows XP. Sometimes, exe's run from inside PowerArchiver / WinZip wont do the biz unless extracted.