How To Install 32 Bit Software On 64 Bit OS - Run 32 Bit Program On 64 Bit Windows 10

[WRAITH]

Hey fellas, has anyone ever tried this to get 32bit apps to work on 64bit OS........ as I need some help ................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 9, 2020 by WRAITH

[SkateZilla]

32 Bit Applications should work w/o problems on Windows 10 regardless, only difference is they will be installed in the x86 (32bit) program folder and limited to 32-bit memory addresses.

 

Software that's 32-bit w/ 32bit device drivers on the other hand would be an issue.

[hansangb]

Hey fellas, has anyone ever tried this to get 32bit apps to work on 64bit OS........ as I need some help ................

 

 

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In general, there's no problem. But what program are you talking about? I'm assuming you're not concerned about DCS.

[WRAITH]

In general, there's no problem. But what program are you talking about? I'm assuming you're not concerned about DCS.

 

 

Some old 32bit Apps/Software and old sims but no luck.

 

 

Well same as usual was hoping that there would be a break through with that old problem. A while back I tried to run some apps via "32-bit emulation" Shell extension programs hoping to keep drivers and app intact .......

 

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13747836/using-32-bit-shell-extensions-in-windows-7-64-bit

 

 

No luck........... frustrating that it can not be done. So that we can be able to run old sims/programs in a new OS in some kind of allowed frame work.:doh:

 

 

But I think Skate is correct just Not going to work :cry:

Edited September 10, 2020 by WRAITH

[hansangb]

Some old 32bit Apps/Software and old sims but no luck.

 

 

Well same as usual was hoping that there would be a break through with that old problem. A while back I tried to run some apps via "32-bit emulation" Shell extension programs hoping to keep drivers and app intact .......

 

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13747836/using-32-bit-shell-extensions-in-windows-7-64-bit

 

 

No luck........... frustrating that it can not be done. So that we can be able to run old sims/programs in a new OS in some kind of allowed frame work.:doh:

 

 

But I think Skate is correct just Not going to work :cry:

 

 

I see. It's probably more function of age and not so much 32 vs 64 bit. Older programs were allowed to make all kinds of direct calls to the hardware, for example. So the older it its, the less likelihood of success. And there isn't a good solution since the market for running very old software is, well, almost non-existent.

 

 

 

Apple on the other hand will have to go through another round of architecture change a la emulators. PowerPC to Intel, and now Intel to Apple Silicon in a year or two. I feel so bad for the devs. Yikes.

[reece146]

It'll probably run fine on a VM if you install the old OS to go with it. I have an old Windows 2000 VM I keep around for reading the factory service manuals for one of my hobby vehicles. It kind of works on Win10 but really works in properly in the Win2K VM. Ancient versions of flash and other adobe crapware...

 

For free VM software, Virtualbox on Windows is adequate, libvirtd on Linux will run anything you throw at it but faster and smoother, etc.

 

 

HTH

[SkateZilla]

sounds like you are trying to run 16-Bit on a 64 bit O/S, which definately isnt supported anymore outside of VM

[speed-of-heat]

almost never had a problem with a 32bit app...

[WRAITH]

Hi thanks for VM confirmation, I have been speaking with an I.T computer science friend he suggest the same thing but I have never installed Microsoft Virtual Machine other than in past using emulators......... can anyone suggest an easy approach to how to install it without it mucking up my current OS install? - Thanks

[speed-of-heat]

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/quick-start/create-virtual-machine

 

or

 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/ntvdm-and-16-bit-app-support

[hansangb]

Hi thanks for VM confirmation, I have been speaking with an I.T computer science friend he suggest the same thing but I have never installed Microsoft Virtual Machine other than in past using emulators......... can anyone suggest an easy approach to how to install it without it mucking up my current OS install? - Thanks

 

 

 

 

These days, it's very very very hard to mess anything up. VMWare used to give free licenses for VM Workstation (they still may).

 

 

 

There's VirtualBox from, well I guess Oracle. VirtualBox even comes with a few MSDOS flavors.

 

 

 

And recent windows 10 upgrade gave the same capability as previously posted.

 

 

 

Good luck!

[WRAITH]

Thanks for links will check out later if any success will report in.