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| 30 Aug 2009 | #1 |
| | Thunderbird For x64? OK, so I'm trying to use Mozilla Thunderbird as my email application. The version 2.0 installer from their website is of course 32-bit only, which doesn't help me out much. I went to that Mozilla x64 site that was linked in the "Free 64-Bit software" thread... well, that thing shows up as Shredder and not Thunderbird, and even though it's supposed to be x64, Windows wants to put it in C:/Program Files (x86)/ Any ideas? Why is that custom build so weird? Can I just get the official Thunderbird but compiled in 64-bit? Or the newest beta, whatever, but one that's actually the correct name? |
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| 30 Aug 2009 | #2 |
| | Hmm weird I'm using the Mozilla Thunderbird just cause of how easy the gmail setup is and lemme double check 1 sec.... Ya its in the \Program Files(x86)\ Now I am using the 64bit Windows 7 and I'm guessing I downloaded the 32bit version of Mozilla and it seems to work 100% all the time I have never had a single crash or nothing so hmmm maybe I'm missing your question. Anyway if you need some further help post again and I'll check back Kukag |
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| 30 Aug 2009 | #3 |
| | Right, well, I know you can run 32-bit programs... What I'm saying is I was looking for a native 64-bit version... where clearly the official one is 32-bit only. |
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| 30 Aug 2009 | #4 |
| | If you mean you got thunderbird from Thunderbird  ownload - Mozilla x86-64 then they are definitely 64-bit. If you open task manager and look at the thunderbird entry you wont see a *32 moniker beside it.Because the versions of thunderbird/firefox on that site are alpha/beta builds they dont use the proper names of the programs but rather the project names. Shredder is the name of a particular project of thunderbird, just like shiretoko was for firefox. So just to confirm, these are definitely 64-bit and you can check for yourself as described above. One thing to bare in mind is that 32-bit plugins wont work for the 64-bit version of the programs. |
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| 30 Aug 2009 | #5 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by drfsupercenter  OK, so I'm trying to use Mozilla Thunderbird as my email application. The version 2.0 installer from their website is of course 32-bit only, which doesn't help me out much. I went to that Mozilla x64 site that was linked in the "Free 64-Bit software" thread... well, that thing shows up as Shredder and not Thunderbird, and even though it's supposed to be x64, Windows wants to put it in C:/Program Files (x86)/ Any ideas? Why is that custom build so weird? Can I just get the official Thunderbird but compiled in 64-bit? Or the newest beta, whatever, but one that's actually the correct name?
Quote: Originally Posted by Kukag Hmm weird I'm using the Mozilla Thunderbird just cause of how easy the gmail setup is and lemme double check 1 sec.... Ya its in the \Program Files(x86)\ Now I am using the 64bit Windows 7 and I'm guessing I downloaded the 32bit version of Mozilla and it seems to work 100% all the time I have never had a single crash or nothing so hmmm maybe I'm missing your question. Anyway if you need some further help post again and I'll check back Kukag
Quote: Originally Posted by drfsupercenter Right, well, I know you can run 32-bit programs... What I'm saying is I was looking for a native 64-bit version... where clearly the official one is 32-bit only.
Quote: Originally Posted by swarfega If you mean you got thunderbird from Thunderbird ownload - Mozilla x86-64 then they are definitely 64-bit. If you open task manager and look at the thunderbird entry you wont see a *32 moniker beside it.Because the versions of thunderbird/firefox on that site are alpha/beta builds they dont use the proper names of the programs but rather the project names. Shredder is the name of a particular project of thunderbird, just like shiretoko was for firefox. So just to confirm, these are definitely 64-bit and you can check for yourself as described above. One thing to bare in mind is that 32-bit plugins wont work for the 64-bit version of the programs. HTH |
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| 30 Aug 2009 | #6 |
| | Quote: Because the versions of thunderbird/firefox on that site are alpha/beta builds they dont use the proper names of the programs but rather the project names. Shredder is the name of a particular project of thunderbird, just like shiretoko was for firefox. So just to confirm, these are definitely 64-bit and you can check for yourself as described above. One thing to bare in mind is that 32-bit plugins wont work for the 64-bit version of the programs. And if the 64-bit ones don't work with 32-bit plugins, do you think it just makes more sense to use the 32-bit version of Thunderbird? As for the installer being 32-bit... does that mean I can safely put it in the normal Program Files if I do go with that version? |
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| 30 Aug 2009 | #7 |
| | yep, im using 32-bit firefox for now, until they release full 64-bit. |
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| 30 Aug 2009 | #8 |
| | Why not just download the normal version of thunderbird like was said up above it is infact 64bit just the installer is 32. And to confirm I am using Thunderbird right now and I checked the task manager and indeed it does NOT say *32 next to the application. As far as plugins go i ahvent really found any that I wanted that I wasn't able to run. Hope this helps! Good luck, Kukag |
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| 30 Aug 2009 | #9 |
| | Wait, are you saying to download the from Mozilla's website, and it'll be 64-bit? Or do you mean that custom-compiled one? And would I just change the install location to C:/Program Files since it's not actually an x86? |
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| 31 Aug 2009 | #10 |
| | Hmm I'm not sure really I downloaded from the original site and it downloaded to the x86 folder but in the task manager it doesn't show a *32 marker so its up to you! Good Luck, Kukag! |
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