Forcing a .Net Windows service to run as 32-bit on a 64-bit machine

A:

Well, why not just compile the service as a 32-bit service?

Dave Markle 2009-07-03 12:06:01

because I don't have the source. I've just got an .exe.

Steve Cooper 2009-07-03 12:07:43

If it's .Net, have you tried to decompile the exe and then recompile it in 32-bit?

Loïc Wolff 2009-07-03 12:13:51

+8 A:

Maybe this is an option:

Running NET Apps in 32 bit mode on 64bit Windows

Colin 2009-07-03 12:11:05

thanks -- this is the right answer. Thomas Freudenberg also gave the right answers, and unfortunately I can't mark both as the accepted answer. Apologies for that, but I have upvoted you.

Steve Cooper 2009-07-03 12:48:17

+11 A:

Maybe the .NET tool corflags will help:

corflags /32bit+ myservice.exe

Thomas Freudenberg 2009-07-03 12:18:41

wow. who knew such evil magic existed?

Dave Markle 2009-07-04 01:49:56

+1 for the great answer, but the options come last:Usage: Corflags.exe Assembly [options]

BQ 2010-08-03 10:34:39

@BQ it works both ways

Thomas Freudenberg 2010-08-06 08:59:08

A:

Is there any way to force a service develped in visual basic 6 to start in 32-bit mode on a win64 machine?

I believe the corflags tool works only for a .NET service.

Thanks Dietmar

Dietmar 2009-10-31 17:22:45

Hi -- this is a question, not an anwer. Start a new question.

Steve Cooper 2009-11-05 17:37:48

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