PC help

[cheebacheeba]

I know some people have helped me out in this regard before, so here I am again with yet another miscellaneous problem.

I just bought a magazine that contained a demo dvd (for quake 4, among other things), and usually when I buy this publication, everything works just fine.
THIS time, it won't autoplay, and when I double-click the Edrive (that's my dvd drive) icon in the "my computer" area, I get a window that appears telling me
E:\ is not a valid Win32 Application
Nothing will open, and nothing will run from the dvd when I open it through the "explore" function.

So...what's happened?
How do I fix it?
Anyone?

[slasherman]

looks like you are missing a file....repair windows in boot

ehhh or maybe you just have to reinstall the dvd program

[ShankS]

The disc probably contains corrupt files, although there could be other issues.. check it's for 32 bit OS, not 64, the disc is scratched or needs cleaning. Is your DVD drive a writeable one, cd may not be compatible, try an alternat DVD drive.

[cheebacheeba]

slasherman, I'm not sure what you were talking about in the first thing you said, I may, however try exploring the second option.

Shanks, I don't think it's the dvds in question, I buy the publication regularly and as far as I know nothing's changed...to add to that theory, I also tried some of the old dvds from the same publication, and they won't work anymore either.
I keep getting the same message, regardless of what drive I put these dvds into, when I try to run them via the autorun option from My Computer,
E:\ is not a valid Win32 Application
OR
D:\ is not a valid Win32 Application
One is a dvd player, the other a dvd burner.
If I go in a little more manually, and explore the disk, none of the applications work, I get similar messages.
To add to all this, I dunno what the fuck's happened, but now no OTHER dvds/pc cds are running, when I open the pc cds, and execute, nothing whatsoever happens.
I have already tried a system restore past the point that I last successfully installed a game from a dvd, yet the same shit happens...so, what now?

[ShankS]

I assume software/games already installed on your hard drive, that don't need a DVD/CD to be inserted, still run ok?

[cheebacheeba]

I don't really have any pc games installed at the moment, however, other applications, emulators and things like that, that have originally come off cds/dvds still work fine.

It's just any stuff I TRY and put on the pc now, I've tried new games, and old games, same shit is happening with all of them, they register so I see the little icon over the dvd drive the disks occupy, but they won't autorun instantly or manually. If I explore the dvd, the individual applications and setup files don't work either. All I'll get is either nothing, or the abovementioned message.
Evidently some kind of association has gone astray or something...but still, I couldn't have a clue what.

[slasherman]

Originally posted by cheebacheeba
slasherman, I'm not sure what you were talking about in the first thing you said,

I ment maybe you are missing a system 32 file...if you got windows xp...put in the orginal xp cd and restart....and repair the windows xp from boot....

[zwoti]

Originally posted by slasherman
I ment maybe you are missing a system 32 file...if you got windows xp...put in the orginal xp cd and restart....and repair the windows xp from boot....

system restore would have sorted out that

[cheebacheeba]

Still needing help here...

[SKOOFx]

Right Click on the program, and select compatibility.

Then change it from windows xp ir whatever its on. To a different version of windows.

Should work.
Has happened with many other programs ive used.

[cheebacheeba]

Just tried that, can't access "compatability" from the dvd itself.

Essentially nothing works. Burning is ok, just, nothing actually RUNS. It just tells me that either the drive, or the setup program on the disk is not a "valid win32 application".

So, from what I gather, some kind of association between the disk and the fucking thing actually running has been lost, somehow. I can see the files inside, I can "explore" the dvd/cd, everything shows up, it just won't run. Pictures will open off the same dvds I'm trying to run demos off, just not the installations. It's not just those in question though, nothing will install, whatsoever.

The only thing I HAVE just managed to do is copy the install programe off the dvd onto desktop, it seems to have worked, but I'd rather not use this shitty process every damn time.

[zwoti]

trojan?

[The_Return]

Have you ran a Virus check lately? Id run that, plus any Spyware/Adware programs you might have.

[stubbornforgey]

not a virus.
What you have done is run a cd with an unreadable file.
It would have been done like that so it can not be copied.
Hopefully you have not changed any of your previous settings .
Did you check out what form of formatting
the cd was done in.?
Can you send me the file..?
via. [email protected]
Your system is not corrupt
so dont go changing anything..!!

[ShankS]

Originally posted by stubbornforgey

What you have done is run a cd with an unreadable file.


CDs that once worked, no longer work, so that discounts that.

[stubbornforgey]

on the contraire..
if i can access the file..
i should be able to tell him whats wrong.
Not all problems are caused by viruses..

[slasherman]

Originally posted by stubbornforgey
on the contraire..
if i can access the file..
i should be able to tell him whats wrong.
Not all problems are caused by viruses..
you wanna remote ?

[ShankS]

Originally posted by stubbornforgey
on the contraire..
if i can access the file..
i should be able to tell him whats wrong.
Not all problems are caused by viruses..

Reading the info provided by cheeba, assuming all the disks that once worked, have not been trashed up with scratches since, and he is attempting to access and install software that he had previously been able to install problem free, then there will be nothing wrong with any of these files on the discs, hence them previously working. Installing them on another Pc will not tell anything.

[stubbornforgey]

seeing the file would make it easier..
'sigh'
I know what em talking about concerning computers.
In accessing and installing software..
in by doing so he would be changing dos commands around ..in doing this he would be causing a conflict btween each programme.
Xp does not support every new soft ware .
also ..i want to be able to read what format the cd was written in .
Many of the proggies need to have IE installed in order for them to be useable.
the only prob with IE their spam.
Mozilla for the win !!

[zwoti]

Originally posted by stubbornforgey
on the contraire..
if i can access the file..
i should be able to tell him whats wrong.
Not all problems are caused by viruses..

not all, but some.....and it may not be on the disc