Certain EXE files will not run

[srd91754]

I am having trouble getting the update files from QuickPayroll to run.
The auto update downloaded the files, but they will not run, so I did a
manual update, that file will not run as well. I can run most other
exe files OK. What I have noticed is that the files that do not run
also do not have information in the properties, like version and such.


I have used file Anylzer to query for file information and these files
do not have the same type of listings as other files. (Lack of or
incomplete version, PE sections, headers). Question: is there
something in XP blocking these files because of the lack of
information?

This machine has all the updates, I tried the files on another machine
with SP2 and no updates, and the files ran just fine. The only way I
have been able to work around this is to do the updates on the vanilla
machine and move the files back to the updated machine.

 

[srd91754]

I found another file that I downloaded and it wil not
run either, same lack of file properties. I shut off everything that
I could and still wont run ...weird. Will run on the other machine
even with everything turned on, only difference is the updates ...hmmm.
But which one?

Question:
is there something in XP blocking these files because of the lack of
information?
Windows security setting?


XP Pro SP2 - current updates
P4 2.53 GHz
2Gb RAM
ZoneAlarm Pro w/virus and spy protection
Pest Patrol
anything else? let me know