Sivy Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 i need help! i just got the new Mafia game and after installing i tried loading it and got this message, Mafia.exe is not a valid win32 application so i tried re-installing it and got the same message. i took it back to the shop and swaped it for another one and got the same message, i've e-mail the tech support but haven't had a reply yet (which is not surprising as it is a new game so they probably got their hands full). my computer is better than the recommended specs, so i really don't think it's anything to do with that. any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth-Nasty Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 are you using XP? im using xp and it works ok __________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted September 12, 2002 Author Share Posted September 12, 2002 Originally posted by Darth-Nasty are you using XP? im using xp and it works ok __________________ no i using ME, but it says it can work with ME (unless they lying, vicious bastards!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_101 Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 hmmm mine works fine on xp aswell, u got grahics card drivers updated? FATTEH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kstar__2 Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 have you tried the website FAQ of mafia yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCanr2d2 Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 Uninstall the game, sounds like you might have written to a bad part of the partition. After all FAT32 and NTFS aren't bulletproof, they do work better if reformatted on a semi-regular basis. Once you uninstall, then perhaps do a de-frag, this will move data around, and very unlikely to use the exact same part of the hard disk again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted September 12, 2002 Author Share Posted September 12, 2002 Originally posted by BCanr2d2 Uninstall the game, sounds like you might have written to a bad part of the partition. After all FAT32 and NTFS aren't bulletproof, they do work better if reformatted on a semi-regular basis. Once you uninstall, then perhaps do a de-frag, this will move data around, and very unlikely to use the exact same part of the hard disk again.. yes, i've formatted quite recently, plus it's quite new. i've tried re-installing a few times with both copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted September 12, 2002 Author Share Posted September 12, 2002 Originally posted by fat_101 hmmm mine works fine on xp aswell, u got grahics card drivers updated? FATTEH yes, i got a geforce 4 and i using the most recent nvidia driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted September 12, 2002 Author Share Posted September 12, 2002 Originally posted by kstar__2 have you tried the website FAQ of mafia yet? they haven't got one yet, they just say to e-mail, which i have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kstar__2 Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 too bad nothing works:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted September 12, 2002 Author Share Posted September 12, 2002 Originally posted by kstar__2 too bad nothing works:( i don't remember the last time i bought a game where i didn't have to upgrade something on my computer. well to me it seems that ME might be the problem, but i'm not about to go and spend £80 on XP just bebause one game won't work. Please someone tell me they have 98 or ME and are running mafia fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 Originally posted by SivyB i don't remember the last time i bought a game where i didn't have to upgrade something on my computer. well to me it seems that ME might be the problem, but i'm not about to go and spend £80 on XP just bebause one game won't work. Please someone tell me they have 98 or ME and are running mafia fine. never played the game. sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted September 12, 2002 Author Share Posted September 12, 2002 still no reply from the tech support people, i'm still open to suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kstar__2 Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 Originally posted by SivyB still no reply from the tech support people, i'm still open to suggestions you still have to wait a couple of days b4 they reply, that is a basic rule in every helpdesk manual:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted September 12, 2002 Author Share Posted September 12, 2002 Originally posted by kstar__2 you still have to wait a couple of days b4 they reply, that is a basic rule in every helpdesk manual:( well it been 5 days, i've never needed any tech help before so i'm not sure how long it takes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kstar__2 Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 a couple of days, weeks, coulb be moths:( well, mostly its the days/weeks part, after that, they just don't reply:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdcfanbill Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 Its been my personal experiance that Windows ME is a peice of junk. I would rather use 98SE if it came down to it, but as for it not being a valid application, I'm not quite sure it could be a bunch of different things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted September 12, 2002 Author Share Posted September 12, 2002 well i got an e-mail back from the tech support, i bet you can guess what it said make sure all your drivers are up to date bah bah bah, well they are. the problem is the exe file isn't installing or it's not being recognise as an exe by windows. my experience with out of date drivers usually results in the game not working properly, but it's not working at all. please, there must be someone who knows what to do when you see this, game.exe is not a valid win32 application Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerfYoda Posted September 13, 2002 Share Posted September 13, 2002 Have you tried installing it from the same CD onto another computer? It sounds like a bad install. "Invalid win32 app" has nothing to do with your drivers etc., just the relationship between that .exe file & your OS. Either your OS isnt seeing it right or you have a bad .exe. Install it on another computer to check. If you get the same error then return it. If not then its something wacky going on with your computer. A reinstall would usually fix that, but since you say youve done that all I can reccomend is getting all the latest OS patches or possibly try winxp. WinME is really the ass end of all the Microsoft OS's out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfnshannon Posted September 13, 2002 Share Posted September 13, 2002 start the other .exe on the CD (there's launcher.exe and another) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted September 13, 2002 Author Share Posted September 13, 2002 Originally posted by STTCT start the other .exe on the CD (there's launcher.exe and another) i tried that but it doesn't do everthing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfnshannon Posted September 13, 2002 Share Posted September 13, 2002 maybe this article will help u...i know it isn't for the same game...but maybe Games: Error Message: Not a Valid Win32 Application The information in this article applies to: Microsoft Bicycle Board Games Version 1.5 Microsoft Bicycle Card Games Version 1.0 Microsoft Dungeon Siege 1.0 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Professional Edition Microsoft Train Simulator 1.0 Microsoft Zoo Tycoon Symptoms When you start any of the Microsoft games listed at the beginning of this article, you may receive an error message similar to one of the following: <game>.exe is Not a Valid Win32 Application. -or- A black command prompt box flashes on the screen. -or- When running in a command prompt, the text: Program too big to fit in memory. Cause This behavior can occur if your game's installation is damaged (corrupted). Resolution To resolve this issue, use the following methods in the order presented. NOTE: Because there are several versions of Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, please see your product documentation to complete these steps. Uninstall the Game Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. In the list of installed programs, click the game, and then click Add/Remove. When you are prompted to uninstall the program, click Yes. When the uninstall process is complete, click Start, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders. In the Named box, type "DungeonSiege.exe", "fs2002.exe", "train.exe", or "zoo.exe" (including the quotation marks). NOTE: The name of the executable you type in will depend on what game you have installed. The executable names match the following games: Dungeon Siege = "DungeonSiege.exe" Flight Simulator 2002 = "fs2002.exe" Train Simulator = "train.exe" Zoo Tycoon = "zoo.exe" In the Look In box, click the hard disk on which you installed the game, and then click Find Now. In the list of found files and folders, right-click the game executable file, and then click Delete. If you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes or Yes to all. Empty the Temp Folder To empty the Temp folder and the Temporary Internet Files folder, use the Disk Cleanup tool. To do this, follow these steps: Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Disk Cleanup. Click C: (or whatever drive on which Windows is installed), and then click OK. Click to select the Temporary files check box. Click OK, and then click Yes to confirm the deletion. Restart Your Computer by Performing a Clean Boot To perform a clean boot, follow the steps appropriate to your version of Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Windows XP For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q310353 How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK. On the General tab, click Selective startup. Click to clear all of the check boxes under Selective startup. On the Startup tab, click to select the *StateMgr check box. Click OK. When you receive the message to restart your computer, click Yes. After the computer restarts, click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK. IMPORTANT: Look closely at the General tab to ensure that the check boxes that you cleared are still cleared. If none of the check boxes are selected, proceed to the following method. If you see a selected, unavailable check box (it appears dimmed and has a check mark in it), your computer is not truly "clean-booted," and you may need to contact the manufacturer of the program that is listed next to the selected, unavailable check box for assistance. Microsoft Windows 98 Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Information. On the Tools menu, click System Configuration Utility. On the General tab, click Selective Startup, and then click to clear the following check boxes: Process Config.sys file Process Autoexec.bat file Process Winstart.bat file (if available) Process Win.ini file Load Startup group items Click OK. When you are prompted to restart the computer, do so. NOTE: To restore your original Startup options, click Normal Startup on the General tab in the System Configuration Utility tool. Reinstall the Game To reinstall the game, follow these steps: Insert the game CD-ROM into your computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. If the Setup program does not start automatically, follow these steps: Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type < cd-rom>:\setup.exe, where < cd-rom> is the letter of your computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. Click OK. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted September 13, 2002 Author Share Posted September 13, 2002 thanks, i'll give that a go. at least a have an explanation of what it means Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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