What is the whatevername.exe.manifest?

It's a file added for WindowsXP users, so that the program uses XP's visual
styles (buttons, textboxes, etc) by default.

Alas, there seems to be a bug that prevents a program from running if it's
stored on a network drive and there's a .manifest file for it. If you plan on
running this program on a XP machine, then make sure you either run it from a
physical drive -or- delete the .manifest file (but then you'll miss out on the
nice buttons, ahhhw). :)