Cannot run 16-bit Windows program

**deepblu** · June 30th, 2004, 10:58 AM

Asus PC-Probe 22301 will not install on my XP system.
Previous version un-installed using Add/Remove.

Error : "Cannot run 16-bit Windows program"

XP claims that it cannot find Setup.exe or one of it's components.

So..I tried to re-install the previous version and I get the same complaint.

Any thoughts?

ASUS P4C800e dlx
2.4C @800MHz
Intel RAID 0 WD Raptor 36G X 2
Promise RAID 0 Maxtor 30G X 2
256MB X 2 Mushkin 3200 2-2-2
ATI 9700 Pro 128
Windows XP Pro SP1

**NooNoo** · June 30th, 2004, 11:06 AM

try running sfc /scannow

Some of your system32 files probably got replaced

and there is some info here to try

**deepblu** · June 30th, 2004, 05:55 PM

ran sfc /scannow to no avail.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\FileSystem
< NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation = 0 >
< NtfsAllowExtendedCharacterIn8dot3Name = 0 >
reboot
download fresh copy of PC Probe

still cannot run PC Probe setup executable..same error

bugger

ASUS P4C800e dlx
2.4C @800MHz
IBM 20G IDE
ICH5R RAID 0 WD Raptor 36G X 2
FastTrak 378 RAID 0 Maxtor 30G X 2
Sony CRX210E1
256MB X 2 Mushkin 3200 2-2-2
ATI 9700 Pro 128
Windows XP Pro SP1

**NooNoo** · July 1st, 2004, 04:50 AM

odd, because I thought the pc probe was a 32bit proggie....
tried installing it in safe mode?

you got pc probe from here?

**deepblu** · July 3rd, 2004, 09:07 AM

Yes...it's the 16-bit installer that won't run.

Downloaded the prog from the ASUS website...same as the link NooNoo provides.

No love in safe mode as well.
Logged in as Administrator,or user w/Admin rights

Some obscure reason for this, I am loathe to track down bit by bit.

**NooNoo** · July 5th, 2004, 03:33 AM

email asus then? check their faqs?

**LowRad** · July 6th, 2004, 01:48 AM

I have the a7vn8x-e, tried to run setup.exe to install probe from my SATA hdd and it wouldnt let me (cant run 16-bit windows program).
but yet probe would intall fine from the cd that i got with the mobo, so i copied the newer probe to my IDE hdd and it ran fine.

however not being able to run it from my sata drive bugs me

**NooNoo** · July 6th, 2004, 05:15 AM

Welcome to windrivers lowrad

Interesting, it will run from ide but not sata... definitely email asus on that one!

**kevin.kennedy7** · July 31st, 2004, 09:48 AM

I had the same problem and here is the solution for asus pc probe.
The 16 bit installer used recognizes only 8.3 file names and 8 character directory names, so when you unzip the file make sure that you rename all directories on the path with no more than 8 character names and it should then install. File names in the archive are already 8.3 compliant.
Example: C:\probe\install instead of c:\asus probe\probe22301 for example.

Kevin K

Originally Posted by deepblu

Asus PC-Probe 22301 will not install on my XP system.
Previous version un-installed using Add/Remove.

Error : "Cannot run 16-bit Windows program"

XP claims that it cannot find Setup.exe or one of it's components.

So..I tried to re-install the previous version and I get the same complaint.

Any thoughts?

ASUS P4C800e dlx
2.4C @800MHz
Intel RAID 0 WD Raptor 36G X 2
Promise RAID 0 Maxtor 30G X 2
256MB X 2 Mushkin 3200 2-2-2
ATI 9700 Pro 128
Windows XP Pro SP1