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Topic: foobar2000_v2.24.exe, foobar2000-x64_v2.24.exe cannot be installed on Win 7 (Read 2299 times) previous topic - next topic
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foobar2000_v2.24.exe, foobar2000-x64_v2.24.exe cannot be installed on Win 7

I have Windows 7 (64 bit version, with SP1 installed). I have Foobar 2.1.5 (32 bit version) and Foobar 2.1.6 (64 bit version) installed.
After downloading the latest versions (foobar2000_v2.24.exe and foobar2000-x64_v2.24.exe), I can install neither of them, because I keep getting an error message. In both cases, when I try installing them, the error message says that "the version of this file is not compatible with the Windows version you use".

What's wrong with my Windows or what's wrong with these installation files?

Re: foobar2000_v2.24.exe, foobar2000-x64_v2.24.exe cannot be installed on Win 7

Reply #1 –
The files you are trying to install are not foobar2000 installers. That error message is shown by the OS when the files are not executables at all. Note that the server doesn't like hotlinking. Visit foobar2000.org with a browser and download the files.

Re: foobar2000_v2.24.exe, foobar2000-x64_v2.24.exe cannot be installed on Win 7

Reply #2 –
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The files you are trying to install are not foobar2000 installers. That error message is shown by the OS when the files are not executables at all. Note that the server doesn't like hotlinking. Visit foobar2000.org with a browser and download the files.

I did visit foobar2000.org and when I saw "Latest stable version. Download foobar2000 v2.24 : 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM", I right clicked on "32-bit" and "64-bit" and downloaded ".exe" files using "Save As" command.

Is what I did called "hotlinking"?

Re: foobar2000_v2.24.exe, foobar2000-x64_v2.24.exe cannot be installed on Win 7

Reply #3 –
That is not hotlinking, but the link doesn't point to exe even though it looks that way. It points to "getfile" php script which is given an exe as a parameter to tell what to download. Your right click action saved the response webpage the downloader tool shows you.

Re: foobar2000_v2.24.exe, foobar2000-x64_v2.24.exe cannot be installed on Win 7

Reply #4 –
Ok, thanks, I didn't know that. My bad!