re-installing ancient software

TerryinNC said:

Darryl Licht said:

I have many PCs here, and after installing I copied the install folder (C:\FORD in my case) to a flash drive for testing... that's what made me look at the shortcut for the app. The shortcut that the manuals install places on the desktop is C:\FORD\PUBS\PROGRAMS\VIEW16.EXE

So, perhaps our thinking is reversed... it seems that the installer is a 32 bit but the actual app for viewing the electronic manuals is a 16 bit. I have copied the FORD directory over to my Win7 32bit lappy and it works fine. I cannot get the manual to work on any 64 bit OS, it gives the same earlier bit version error.

So why do you think they would need to build a 32 bit version of the installer and a set of 32 bit dll's if they are going to load a 16 bit program?

Notice there is no VIEW16.EXE on the CD. The installer must load something and rename it - maybe itself? I know almost nothing about this stuff, but I've been expecting the install to produce a VIEW32.EXE. Did you try installing it to your 32 bit laptop directly?

No need to I have confirmed on each virtual machine that I've installed it on that it is the same 16 bit viewer! So it will never run in a 64bit OS!

TerryinNC said:

IceFire said:

...using Codeweaver's crossover?

No. She has XP for her dual boot and Bootcamp. XP can load/handle this relic: Windows 7 can't.

Win7 32bit can!