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Error messages: "GOOGLEDESKTOPSETUP executed an invalid instruction"/kernel32.dll error

If you're using Windows ME, Windows 98, or other previous versions of the Windows operating system, you may see an error upon installation.

This error appears because Google Desktop isn't compatible with your system. Google Desktop runs on computers using Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3+), Windows XP (Service Pack 2+), and Windows Vista. For more information about Google Desktop's system requirements, please visit http://desktop.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=10069
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