Win32 Application Problem

nyguy72000 · 07-31-2009, 08:21 PM

Hi! I installed the European Air War flight sim. When I click on the icon to start it, I get the following message:

"C:\Program Files\Infogrames Interactive\European Air War\eaw.exe is not a valid Win32 Application."

I re-installed it but got the same message. BTW, 'infogrames' is not my typo. That's what the message said (for whatever that's worth).

Can anyone help me? Thanx!

**koala** · 08-01-2009, 09:21 AM

System requirements:
133 MHz Intel Pentium CPU, 32MB RAM, 2MB video card RAM, 4X CD-ROM drive, DirectX 6.0, 50MB available hard disk space, Windows 95

European Air War was released in 1998, long before Vista. Try 95/98 compatibility mode.

nyguy72000 · 08-02-2009, 03:19 PM

Hi! Thanx for getting back to me. What do I have to do to "try 95/98 compatibility mode?"

**koala** · 08-02-2009, 04:41 PM

Full details here: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...f5f101033.mspx

nyguy72000 · 08-03-2009, 12:40 AM

Hi! I tried to install the game manually but w/ no luck. I still get the 'not a valid Win 32 application.' I guess it's just too old to work on my system. Thanx for your help!

07-31-2009, 08:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
nyguy72000 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 45 OS: Windows vista	Win32 Application Problem Hi! I installed the European Air War flight sim. When I click on the icon to start it, I get the following message: "C:\Program Files\Infogrames Interactive\European Air War\eaw.exe is not a valid Win32 Application." I re-installed it but got the same message. BTW, 'infogrames' is not my typo. That's what the message said (for whatever that's worth). Can anyone help me? Thanx!

08-01-2009, 09:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,365 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Win32 Application Problem System requirements: 133 MHz Intel Pentium CPU, 32MB RAM, 2MB video card RAM, 4X CD-ROM drive, DirectX 6.0, 50MB available hard disk space, Windows 95 European Air War was released in 1998, long before Vista. Try 95/98 compatibility mode. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

08-02-2009, 03:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
nyguy72000 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 45 OS: Windows vista	Re: Win32 Application Problem Hi! Thanx for getting back to me. What do I have to do to "try 95/98 compatibility mode?"

08-02-2009, 04:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,365 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Win32 Application Problem Full details here: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...f5f101033.mspx __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

08-03-2009, 12:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
nyguy72000 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 45 OS: Windows vista	Re: Win32 Application Problem Hi! I tried to install the game manually but w/ no luck. I still get the 'not a valid Win 32 application.' I guess it's just too old to work on my system. Thanx for your help!