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QuestionVague Error Message in Windows 8memberRichard Andrew x6412 Feb '13 - 17:06 
Does anyone know exactly what error is indicated by the extremely dumbed-down message in Windows 8 that says, "This app can't run on your PC"?
 
I happen to get it when I try to run one of the programs in MS Office 2010: "wordicon.exe"
 
I have already located a post on MSDN that tells how to resolve the problem, so I'm not looking for the fix.
 
I'm looking for what that stupid message actually means.
 
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AnswerRe: Vague Error Message in Windows 8memberAlbert Holguin13 Feb '13 - 5:02 
It's probably checking for some dependency that either isn't present or is a different version than what is required... or you're trying to launch an x64 executable in an x86 machine (the other way around SHOULD work but maybe Windows is now blocking it by default).
 
Must be a new Windows "feature".
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