GW2.exe is not a valid win32 application.

#1 - Sept. 26, 2012, 4:10 a.m.

Hey there,

The title pretty much sums up my problem. My GW2.exe is not deemed a valid win32 application by my system and can not be started.
So far I tried completely deleting and reinstalling the game but it didn’t help at all.

I’m using the following

Windows 7 Professional 64 bit, Service Pack 1 (I update frequently)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @3Ghz
4GB Ram

I can access the game launcher by using the Gw2Setup.exe on my dvd and still start the game though. As far as I understand it my game files, except for GW2.exe seem to be okay?
My GW2.exe as well as my temporary file are both shown as 0kb files as you can see here:
http://i.imgur.com/MmMtp.png

That’s all I can think of right now. If you need some more data please tell me.

Ashley Segovia

#4 - Sept. 26, 2012, 5:15 p.m.

Hi lory – If you are running Guild Wars 2 out of a temporary directory this could be your issue here. As XcomCaveRat has stated, you will want to move your Guild Wars 2 installation files out of the temp folder and into a more permanent location such as a folder on your desktop.