Not a valid Win32 application?

**lionswin14** · January 10, 2011, 05:32 AM

Hey, i've been trying to get fourth age total war new shadow for a a long time now. My comp used to be pretty messed up so i blamed it on that, but now its fixed, i have the 1.6 patch of BI, but was soon as i click "run" for the basic 2.0, it says its not a valid Win32 application. I'm dying to finally get this working, please help!

**Aradan** · January 10, 2011, 05:48 AM

If your system doesn't recognise the .exe, try the .rar version

You can get the 2.6 Full version of the mod here: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=365719

**lionswin14** · January 10, 2011, 06:10 AM

I tried downloading a different version, and all went well till i tried opening the shortcut. The screen goes black for a few seconds then minimizes and wont let me restore the screen. I can see flashes of the of the background. Dear god i am so close please tell me this is an easy fix! After the dos window closed, a screen popped up that said i might have not installed correctly, im not sure if that had anything to do with it or not.

**Aradan** · January 10, 2011, 06:46 AM

The .rar version has no installer and no dos window, so I'm not sure that was what you downloaded.

Do try the rar version and let me know how it goes.

**lionswin14** · January 12, 2011, 04:57 AM

alright, i got the rar version but it wont let me extract it to my tw folder and i dont know how else to attach it to bi. also, i deleted my old ci folder to remove any conflict with the new rar, but my bi icon is acting the same way the new age icon was acting, (going black then minimizing) even after i removed then reinstalled it. sorry about the slew of problems, i really appreciate your help.

**Aradan** · January 12, 2011, 05:05 AM

Just extract the .rar in a folder on your desktop, and then cut the "bi" folder and paste it in your RTW directory and select 'yes' to overwrite.

.rar version doesn't come with a shortcut, you'll need to make a new one yourself, following the directions in the thread I linked to above.

**lionswin14** · January 12, 2011, 05:44 AM

i followed the instructions, now when i click on the new icon is says the mss32.dll is missing and have to reinstall the program. i reinstalled bi and repeated the process but got the same message. should i reinstall rtw too?

**Aradan** · January 12, 2011, 05:54 AM

That is a .dll of the sound provider, I think, so if it's missing your RTW shouldn't be working either.

Reinstalling or repairing your RTW installation is a good idea.