how to run windows 7 (32bit) software on (64bit)?

Dear all,
I just had a new laptop with Windows 7 (64bit) installed, most of my software that i was running on my old windows 7 (32bit) was managed, and now they are running very well on my new machine, but only one software (QQ Messenger), I've been using this messenger for like 3 years, n i canot imagine stop using it jst cuz of this (32-64) issue, anybody can show me a way to run it up, or if anybody knows any version of QQ that can work on 64bit....

thanx a lot

Arc said:

Download a fresh copy ... it should work.

QQ Messenger - Download

32 bit version softwares run well on 64 bit OS. Sometimes some old paid softwares are to run using compatibility mode. As QQ is a free one, better you try a recent copy.

nop, i didnt work , i tried many copies, non worked, devastating, when i double click at the downloaded installation icon i get an error message saying (qq.exe is not valid WIN32 Application)

fseal said:

[Edit] Unles Arcs suggestion fixes it first [/edit]

There shouldn't be any problem related to 32 vs 64 bit. But there are a lot of older programs that do "naughty" things with the OS that XP never cared about but Windows 7 does.

USUSALLY you can right click the program and "Run as Adimistrator" to get it to work. If that works you can edit or create a program shortcut and set the esttings to always run as administrator every time you click it...

However there are still a couple of things windows 7 will still not let just any old program do so it might still not work right.

Have you googled for "QQ MEssenger on Windows 7"? THere may be more specific help for that program out there.

umm, unfortunately its 32 vs 64 bit problem, when i double click the downloaded installation icon i get an error message saying (qq.exe is not a valid Win32 application), i tried the (run as administrator) n i got the same error message replied, i tried google ur suggestion, i had many copies but non of them worked, very sad, very sad

ala said:

Arc said:

Download a fresh copy ... it should work.

QQ Messenger - Download

32 bit version softwares run well on 64 bit OS. Sometimes some old paid softwares are to run using compatibility mode. As QQ is a free one, better you try a recent copy.

nop, i didnt work , i tried many copies, non worked, devastating, when i double click at the downloaded installation icon i get an error message saying (qq.exe is not valid WIN32 Application)

I never download software from sites like Softonic (link above) -you can't download software directly from there. What you get is "download tool" (bells ringing?) which after running downloads (whatever) software.
Whenever possible, always download from maker of software (in this case: Free Video Chat, Download ) -do I really need to say that here?

Bogdan

Would you get that error message if that app was in fact only a 16 bit app?

BogdanH said:

ala said:

Arc said:

Download a fresh copy ... it should work.

QQ Messenger - Download

32 bit version softwares run well on 64 bit OS. Sometimes some old paid softwares are to run using compatibility mode. As QQ is a free one, better you try a recent copy.

nop, i didnt work , i tried many copies, non worked, devastating, when i double click at the downloaded installation icon i get an error message saying (qq.exe is not valid WIN32 Application)

I never download software from sites like Softonic (link above) -you can't download software directly from there. What you get is "download tool" (bells ringing?) which after running downloads (whatever) software.
Whenever possible, always download from maker of software (in this case: Free Video Chat, Download ) -do I really need to say that here?

Bogdan

umm, yeah it rings some bells in here....the main website for qq hving some problems i guess, once i downloaded it from there, it takes soo long time (note that my internet is very very fast) n the download never finish, it stops by 1 mb or 2....means the main website hv problem with the server or something, so that downloading tools trying to get me the copy but also failed, so wat im opening is a corrupted file of the software n thats y im getting this msg, its not about 64 n 32 compatibility issues......this is how im analysing the problem

alphanumeric said:

Would you get that error message if that app was in fact only a 16 bit app?

yep...i think the file that im opening is corrupted, its not a 64 vs 32 problem.....does anybody have this software, i mean been downloaded it before, cuz i canot downloaded straight away from the main website, they may have problem with the server there or something, or mayb my country not supporting their server, can anybody download it n email it to me?? the main website is

Free Video Chat, Download

thank you very much