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That error usually occurs when the file is bad. From your post, it seems you had difficulty downloading it. Maybe something happened during the download, and the file became corrupt or damaged somehow.

Try this following web page, it's specifically addresses your error : http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000726.htm

Maybe your Patcher isn't valid.

DarkFlame wrote:

so, this time, i tried the .zip file and it seems to have worked after much fuss...

So, I guess that fixes it...

That means it was your patcher.

Magnie wrote:

I have this problem with projects. When I download them and double click them it say Not a Valid Win32 Application. I don't know how to fix this but you can still do the project by opening Scratch then open the project.

It sounds as if your computer doesn't recognize .sb extensions projects and open them up with SCRATCH. Try this:
1) Right click on any SCRATCH project. A menu should appear.
2) Click on 'Open with...'. A menu should pop up with a list of programs.
3) Click SCRATCH. (If SCRATCH isn't in the list, then click Choose program. A Window should pop up with a list of available programs. Use the 'Browse' button if necessary if the program doesn't appear in the window).

Does that work?

Magnie wrote:

I think I tried that but one thing I noticed was when I extracted 1.3.1 (My Shortcut still leads to 1.3 rolf I'll fix that right now.) all the pics that show what type of file it is it showed those and when I do what you do when I select Scratch it's pic is gone just replaced by the "normal" pic...

Edit: Wow, Windows is crazying me out. Now the things are fixed automatically. Maybe cause I have opened Scratch then opened the project it thinks it leads to Scratch now it's fixed! Now I still gotta fix my shortcut that leads to 1.3 instead of 1.3.1..

Edit2: Shortcut now is fixed...

Edit3: I like your sig. 

When I see a .sb file, the SCRATCH icon isnt there... all i get is like a white icon with a window with files in it thing...

Magnie wrote:

Can you double-click it then Scratch opens with the project? I don't really think the Icon really matters but what really matters is:

1. Get Scratch to work.
2. Projects can be opened with out going into Scratch then opening it that way. 

ya.

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I just realized that the Error occurs when you select either the same project to open it self up or it opens in a short-cut. So try setting it to "Scratch.exe" not "Scratch". ( Mac is clearly "Scratch.app" not "Scratch" )

Do you guys even know what it means? 'Not a valid win32 application'. Look at it, carefully. Your operating system is 32-bit, yet Scratch is meant for 64-bit operating system. However, if Scratch was 32-bit, 64-bit operating systems could accept it. Kinda like how a square is a rectangle, but not all rectangles are squares.    Just use the ZIP file because it doesn't require a 64-bit operating system.

Hope it helps!

KingOfGames wrote:

Magnie wrote:

I think I tried that but one thing I noticed was when I extracted 1.3.1 (My Shortcut still leads to 1.3 rolf I'll fix that right now.) all the pics that show what type of file it is it showed those and when I do what you do when I select Scratch it's pic is gone just replaced by the "normal" pic...

Edit: Wow, Windows is crazying me out. Now the things are fixed automatically. Maybe cause I have opened Scratch then opened the project it thinks it leads to Scratch now it's fixed! Now I still gotta fix my shortcut that leads to 1.3 instead of 1.3.1..

Edit2: Shortcut now is fixed...

Edit3: I like your sig. 

When I see a .sb file, the SCRATCH icon isnt there... all i get is like a white icon with a window with files in it thing...

Thats the only thing bad with Scratch 1.4