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In this thread I'll be discussing how you can get any .exe file to open on your Windows computer.
Note: .exe files only open on Windows so if your on Linux or Mac or something other than Windows then your out of luck.

Why a tool won't open

There are many reasons why a tool won't open

The first and most common reason is a missing assembly.
When a developer makes a .exe files he/she is using assemblies from the .NetFrameWork, theme, or his/her own.

The .NetFrameWork is broken down into 3 main parts,
1. Common language runtime
2. ASP.Net
3. *FrameWork Class Library*

The FrameWork Class Library is what you need the most because it contains all of the references that a developer will use to make his/her project other than theme or a custom reference.
When I say reference I'm referring to a .dll ( or a bunch of classes ) if your missing a .dll the compiler won't know where to find the class that it is used in the .exe and will throw a error. Sometimes depending on what it is it may not even throw a error. So make sure you download the current version of the .NetFrameWork
I'll have a download link below

If a developer is using a theme for his/her project then you'll need the references they used for it. If you don't see any .dlls for the theme you can either,
1. re-download the .exe and try again
2. Look the .dll up on google and download it
3. Or just ask the creator for it, a lot of NGU users have a Skype and are willing to help people.


Another good reason why a .exe file won't open is because your antivirus or firewall.
.exe files will look like a virus to your anti virus or firewall because of encryption ( the conversation of data onto a form )
Just to be safe check the VirusTotal link provided by the creator or you can upload it to VirusTotal.
It'll tell you if it's encryption or not. It it looks good then disable your antivirus or firewall, if you don't know how to disable your antivirus you can simply google it.




.NetFrameWork 4.5 download


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Another useful download that may help is C++ 2008 redistributable


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Hope this helped anyone, and this will be updated very soon.

What about the error "Not a valid Win32 Application"????

That could mean several things.
-not a app for Windows
-it's missing an assembly
Or more

I'll add that and a solution for it thanks for the reply