MySQL not a valid win32 application

Question

I'm running mysqldump.exe with needed parameters from cmd and this all works fine.

Then, all of the sudden, it started to give me a popup "Not a valid win32 application" and in the console it's saying 'Access is denied...'

What's causing this?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

CAUSE This issue may occur if the path of the executable file for the service contains spaces.

When Windows starts a service, it parses the path of the service from left to right. If both of the following conditions are true:

• The path of a service’s executable file contains spaces.
• There is a file or folder on your computer’s hard disk that has the same name as a file or folder in the path to the service's executable file.

Windows may locate and try to run the file or folder before it locates and runs the executable file for the service.

For example, if the path of the executable file for a service is C:\Program Files\MyProgram\MyService.exe, and if a folder that is named C:\Program also exists on your hard disk, Windows locates the C:\Program folder on your hard disk before the

C:\Program Files\MyProgram\My 
Service.exe

file, and then tries to run it. RESOLUTION WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. To resolve this issue, add quotation marks around the following value in the Windows registry, where is the name of the service:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\<ServiceName>\ImagePath 

The ImagePath value contains the other serviceable file for the service. To add quotation marks around the ImagePath value for a service:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate, and then click the following registry entry, where <ServiceName> is the name of the service: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\<ServiceName>. For example, if the service is named MyService, locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MyService key.
4. In the right pane, double-click ImagePath.
5. In the Value data box, add quotation marks around the complete path of the executable file for the service.

For example, if the path of the MyService service is

 C:\Program 
Files\MyProgram\MyService.exe

, change the entry in the Value data box for the MyService service to the following

"C:\Program Files\MyProgram\MyService.exe" 6. Click OK, and then quit Registry Editor./

So, create a new folder and installed services. BAM! It worked. I have a C:\Web Dev\ folder I was using for testing and the space between web and dev was the problem.