this application cannot run

[PIPO]

Hi,
I have Windows XP home edition on a new PC.

Some games on CD-roms does not run: I get the message "The application
cannot run", and the program stops.What's the name of the game? Answ.:
almost all 'older games' does not work, even games suitable on XP.E.g the
game "Football FIFA 2002": on the box I can read that it runs on XP.On my
PC it does not work. Nevertheless, this game does work well on my friends'
PC with Windows XP home as well!?

Can you help?
Thanks a lot,
Dirk

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi PIPO,

Try installing and playing that using 95/98 Compatibility mode.

To install a program using Windows XP's Compatibility Mode, hold
down SHIFT as you insert the game CD, use My Computer to browse
to the setup program, and then skip down to step 1 in the list below:

To run an installed program using Windows XP's Compatibility Mode,
first right click the program and "Send To..." / Desktop (create shortcut).

1.. Right click on the shortcut to the program.
2.. Click on Properties.
3.. Click on the Compatibility tab.
4.. Click on Run this program in compatibility mode and select one of these:
a.. Windows 95
b.. Windows 98
c.. Windows NT 4
d.. Windows 2000
5.. Under Display settings, check mark the mode that you think that is best:
a.. Run in 256 colors.
b.. Run in 640 X 480 screen resolution.
c.. Disable visual themes.

Click on Apply.Click on Ok.Double click on the program.

Of course, let's not forget to check for any patches or updates for that game.
A good place to find them is: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a

If you'd like to learn more information about compatibility mode, you can click the
link in the Compatibility tab that reads "Learn more about program compatibility",
or watch this Application Compatibility Power Point Presentation:
http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/webcasts/wc112202/WC112202.ppt

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

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| Hi,
| I have Windows XP home edition on a new PC.
|
| Some games on CD-roms does not run: I get the message "The application
| cannot run", and the program stops.What's the name of the game? Answ.:
| almost all 'older games' does not work, even games suitable on XP.E.g the
| game "Football FIFA 2002": on the box I can read that it runs on XP.On my
| PC it does not work. Nevertheless, this game does work well on my friends'
| PC with Windows XP home as well!?
|
| Can you help?
| Thanks a lot,
| Dirk
|
|

 

[PIPO]

To resolve the problem with "This application cannot run" , remove specific
shockwave files (as explaned futher)
Thanks
Dirk

In case some one want me to translate , just ask!



Bonjour

J'ai réussi a faire fonctionner de nouveaux mes jeux sous macromedia (
qui avaient tous une erreur "This application cannot run" ).

Je ne peux par demontrer que l'action qui suit fonctionne à 100% mais
chez moi ca a resolu mes soucis.

aller sur
http://www.macromedia.com/support/director/ts/documents/sw10_restart.htm
- supprimer les dll dirapi.dll et iml32.dll du repertoire system32 (ou
d'ailleurs )
- desinstaller et reinstaller shockwave.
---------------------------

Voila comment je suis arrivé à la solution:

Je cherchais a faire fonctionner le site en shockwave suivant:

http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/dream/sesplaza/en/SSsim/
(tres joli le site !!! )

Je m'oriente vers le site du player shockwave pour l'installer ( en
version 10):

http://sdc.shockwave.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=Shockwave

Le test sur
http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/welcome/
apres install reste KO !

->La mire shockwave reste noire, seul le flash précedemment installé
fonctionne.
-> je desinstalle et reinstall shockwave ... et toujours rien sauf
qu'apres on me demande toujours de redemarrer le PC ( ce qui ne résoud
rien d'ailleurs...)

Je vais quand meme sur le site du solar system, lance par "Enter"
l'appli shockwave, et un message d'erreur apparait signalant un pb de
dll "iml32.dll not found"
( je suis sous le browser Mozzila Firefox par chance, car avant avec
IE6SP1: meme ecran noir mais sans message d'erreur du tout !!)

Sous Google je trouve un post chez Macromedia qui parle de pbs avec la
dll iml32.dll concernée.

http://www.macromedia.com/support/director/ts/documents/sw10_restart.htm

Donc je supprime de mon repertoire system32 les 2 dll dirapi.dll et
iml32.dll, desinstalle et reinstalle shockwave.

Le test shockwave est OK.

J'installe SssimXtra comme demandé pour faire fonctionner "Solar
System" en ayant le reflexe de dupliquer le repertoire Xtra/SSim crée,
dans le rep de la version de ShockWave 10 ( et non pas shockwave 8 par
default )

et miracle! le Solar System demarre sans pb.

ET PUIS VOILA T'Y PAS que je tente de lancer les bons vieux logiciels
" Mon aventure au pays des jouets" et "150 jeux et activités"
jusqu'alors recalcitrants.

Disparu le sempiternel message "This application cannot run"


GL