sp6i386.exe is not a valid Windows NT Application

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Rodman Arnold - 22 Feb 2005 18:19 GMT

I have downloaded the full Service Pack 6a with 128 bit
encryption from the Microsoft site (sp6i386.exe 34.5MB).
When I try to run this file which is supposed to be a self
extracting file an error messege box says it is not a
valid Windows NT program and refuses to run? I have
redownloaded this file a couple of times all with the same
result. I have downloaded previous service packs before
and they all worked correctly. Seems Microsoft has done
something different this time?. Does anybody know what the
trick is to get the service pack to work?

Thanks
Arnold

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xe77 - 24 Feb 2005 02:08 GMT

Have you tried the low-encryption pack? If your system installed with
high-encryption or low-encryption?
Try saving to a different directory, or clearing the TEMP folders. (%TEMP%,
C:\TEMP, C:\WINNT\TEMP)

>I have downloaded the full Service Pack 6a with 128 bit
>encryption from the Microsoft site (sp6i386.exe 34.5MB).
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
>Thanks
>Arnold

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Jiri Tuma - 24 Feb 2005 16:52 GMT

Check autoexec.nt in system32 folder, some apps have problems running with
similar errors if there are not at least redir and dosx commands.

These commands seems to be resposible for switching apps from 16 to 32 bit
mode (some apps are starting in 16bit mode and trying to switch to 32bit
later, probably after checking OS version).

> I have downloaded the full Service Pack 6a with 128 bit
> encryption from the Microsoft site (sp6i386.exe 34.5MB).
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> Thanks
> Arnold

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