Page 1 of 1

Setup.exe doesnt work

Posted: 2014-08-23 20:13
by Bushmaster1
whenever i click on the setup.exe it gives me a error message saying:

"the version of this file is not compatible with the current version of windows you're running."

i have windows 7 64-bit and i dont understand what is preventing this from running. please help.

Re: Setup.exe doesnt work

Posted: 2014-08-23 22:56
by LITOralis.nMd
This is a windows error. You have a corrupted or missing

How did you extract or create a virtual DVD Drive to run the setup.exe?
Winrar, 7Zip, Virutal Clone Drive, etc...??


For later in troubleshooting:
Another option is your windows service is disabled, deregistered or corrupted:
How to troubleshoot issues with Windows installer service

Re: Setup.exe doesnt work

Posted: 2014-08-24 00:51
by Bushmaster1
i used winzip and 7zip. both gave me same thing except that 7zip also said that setup.exe was incompatible with 64-bit.