# Why can't windows exefile run?

**URL:** <https://forum.gitea.com/t/why-cant-windows-exefile-run/3529>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [July 23, 2021, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/why-cant-windows-exefile-run/3529 "2021-07-23T04:21:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![qtdszws](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/a8b319/32.png) [@qtdszws](https://forum.gitea.com/u/qtdszws)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/why-cant-windows-exefile-run/3529/1 "2021-07-23T04:21:50Z")

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I download the newest windows exefile gitea-1.14.5-windows-4.0-amd64.exe,and click to run it under win2008r2x64.But at once a message box is poped up with such text “gitea-1.14.5-windows-4.0-amd64.exe is not a valid win32 application”.I try to run it under several other os,including win2019 and win10.I also try to download and run other version exefiles.Each time i get the same result.I use cffexplorer to explorer the exefile,it seems normal. At last i use windbg to debug it and also get the same message.  
What’s the problem?Thanks.

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**Author:** ![techknowlogick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/techknowlogick/32/4706_2.png) [@techknowlogick](https://forum.gitea.com/u/techknowlogick)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/why-cant-windows-exefile-run/3529/2 "2021-07-30T02:41:38Z")

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that’s weird it is giving you information re: win32, as this is an amd64 exe. What is the previous version of gitea you have used?