Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Error: x64.exe not a valid Win32 application , Java installation error

When trying to install the sometomes the following error may occure



Error: x64.exe not a valid Win32 application





Symptoms


When installing JAVA this a messagebox will appear saying that


Error: x64.exe not a valid Win32 application

The error is comming if you are trying to install 64-bit version of JAVA in 32-bit operating system

To solve this error user needs to install 32 bit JAVA software itself in the 32-bit operating systems. An awareness to the steps to be followed to download and install 32 bit JAVA software is essential. Follow the steps below to download 32-bit java from JAVA website


AS a first step you goto manual download

Click Windows XP/Vista/2000/2003/2008 Online. The File Download dialog box appears.


Choose the folder location. (Save the file to a known location on your computer, for example, to your desktop).



Click Save.


Close all applications including the browser.


Double-click on the saved file icon to start the installation process.






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1 comment:

  1. Mine is 64 bit processor and should i follow the same thing what is explained here?

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