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exe is not a valid win32 application after copying to a new hard drive in windows xp

exe is not a valid win32 application after copying to a new hard drive in windows xp.
after i copied my OS to a new hard drive all the software that i saved and cannot download again comes up with this error--- exe is not a valid win32 application!!!    i really need help on tis because i cannot get this software again. i have about 10 programs that i can't open because of this.i
'm using dell xps400 with windows xp media center edition.
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i am assuming that you can open some applications?

possibly these applications ned their associated registry settings.
possibly re-registering the applications or the dll's associated with the applications will resolve the issues.

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well, i went back to my old hard drive for now,,,, i was lucky that i saved the old drive.  i used  western digital life guard software to copy drive. programs like adobe reader will not work.. i guess the best thing  to do is to try again! i never had any trouble copying hard drive before.
 the icon's changed to a funny looking box. does that help?
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adobe reader you can download for free,..
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