A very important file of mine is corrupt. It is a setup file.Extension is .EXE
2006-07-31 21:03:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
It is a 185 MB file
2006-07-31 21:36:24 · update #1
the reality of the situation is you need to either
a) remember a copy you forgot about earlier buried underneath something
b) re-compile the source code to make a new .exe
c) perform a hard data recovery using one of those recovery services. hopefully you can get it off of whatever medium you have it on.
is it corrupt because the media went bad?
2006-07-31 21:32:00 · answer #1 · answered by jessindallas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These answers are pretty much right on the money, with the exception of one little problem that may be correctable. If it is on CD or DVD media of some variety, you might have a look in good light to see if there are any fingerprints on the media or other crud. If there is, wash the media in lukewarm water with a mild dishsoap and dry with a lint free cloth. Assuming that this looks better or cleaner after you do this, re-try the file. It is a maddening thing, but occasionally the creeping crud that most media get from sources unknown (usually us in a hurry;-) can refract or reflect the laser in strange ways causing a read corruption of data. I hope this helps you and / or someone else out sometime.
2006-08-01 04:35:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on how it was corrupted. Is the disk from which you are reading it from bad? was the program saved with the wrong extension? did you illegally copy a program from a disk and are you trying to run it without the original install disk?
2006-08-01 07:42:45 · answer #3 · answered by ne0aes0p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing you can do is to get another copy of that file. Personally, I got same situation as yours- but to no avail....
2006-07-31 23:35:13 · answer #4 · answered by VBACCESSpert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋