not a valid win32 application Hello, I started getting this error message whenever I try to access a jpeg in my windows explorer however I can open the same jpeg in my photo editor. Also getting same error in my control panel and cannot access anything in it. Is this virus related? Is a quick fix available? I went back to a restore point several days ago but didn't help. Would appreciate your help. Allen

Are you sure .jpg is the whole extension of the file(s)? Open Windows Explorer>tools menu>folder options>view, uncheck "hide file extensions for known file types" and click apply and okay out of folder options. Did this expose a double file extension? (like whatever.jpg.exe or similar)

leroi checked and "hide file extensions for known file types" is unchecked. No double file extensions showing. allen

Hi again, If I were you I would run some online virus scans with your onboard antivirus program disabled to prevent any sort of conflict/interference. Here is a site that uses Panda software that may not be as busy as the main Panda site: https://testzone.secunia.com/online_antivirus/ Trend Micro also has a free online scanner called Housecall (or similar). I understand RAV has one that is very good (from what I have read) at detecting malware other than viruses trojans and worms, spyware malware etc.

Hello Leori I overwrote my rundll32 file and then could access my control panel and access things in windows explorer. Also run a scan on the panda software site as the one listed above didn't want to work for me. found three infected files and disinfected them. guess I had some kind of trojan. many thanks for your help. allen

i have Windows XP pro. I use my digital camera to transfer picture using ulead photoexpression software. I made a folder and saved the picture and whenever i use to open the folder, i can view all the pictures in thumbnail. The problem is that now when i open the folder then I can see my jpeg images stored there but it is not showing in thumbnail and when i double click on it i get error message c:\documents\photo.jpeg not valid win32 application. plz help me out.