Run a 32-bit program on 64-bit.
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Hello,
I am looking to run a 32-bit installer on my 64-bit Vista. There is no 64-bit version of this installer, nor is there a compressed version of the files, so I would like to know if there is a trick or a program that would allow me to launch this program.
(For your information, it is a video codec.)
Thank you in advance.
I am looking to run a 32-bit installer on my 64-bit Vista. There is no 64-bit version of this installer, nor is there a compressed version of the files, so I would like to know if there is a trick or a program that would allow me to launch this program.
(For your information, it is a video codec.)
Thank you in advance.
Configuration: Windows Vista Firefox 3.5
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Hello,
Almost all 32-bit programs run without issues on Windows 64-bit.
The difficulty comes from program installers, which often have a part in 16-bit (a remnant of Windows 3!). However, Windows 64-bit cannot run 16-bit programs. In such cases, one cannot install the application.
The solution is not the simplest, as it requires unpacking the installer, replacing the 16-bit setup with its 32-bit equivalent, and using it to install the software.
One must also be able to unpack and have the replacement file on hand!
Thanks to Microsoft for not automating this task (it seems to me they promised this, but nothing more).
And especially thanks to installer developers, notably Install Shield, who continued to insert 16-bit code (pre-1995) long after the release of XP (2001, with a 64-bit version, so the problem was already known long before Vista).
Almost all 32-bit programs run without issues on Windows 64-bit.
The difficulty comes from program installers, which often have a part in 16-bit (a remnant of Windows 3!). However, Windows 64-bit cannot run 16-bit programs. In such cases, one cannot install the application.
The solution is not the simplest, as it requires unpacking the installer, replacing the 16-bit setup with its 32-bit equivalent, and using it to install the software.
One must also be able to unpack and have the replacement file on hand!
Thanks to Microsoft for not automating this task (it seems to me they promised this, but nothing more).
And especially thanks to installer developers, notably Install Shield, who continued to insert 16-bit code (pre-1995) long after the release of XP (2001, with a 64-bit version, so the problem was already known long before Vista).
Thank you.