What mode for .NET Application on Windows 2008 64 bits
How will my .NET application run under Windows 2008 x64? As a 32 bit application or as a 64 bit? Does that make any difference? ...
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.NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack 1
Hello everyone, I am so confused that there is no 64-bit .NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack 1 download? If there is, could anyone send me a link please? My OS is Windows Server 2003 x64. Thanks. thanks in advance, George ...
Can I build x64 app on a 32 bit machine?
How do I develop a 64bit app on a 32 bit PC? I'm using VS 2008 on WinXP 32 bit. I set the visual studio linker to /machine:x64 and created x64 configurations. All will compile and link OK, but when I run the dependency walker on the exe I see the 64 bit mscvr90.dll, etc. pointing to all the Win32 dlls, Kernel32.dll, Advapi32, Comdlg32, ...
PHP Configuration file won't load IIS7 x64
using Fast CGI I can't get it to read the php.ini file. See my phpinfo below. System Windows NT WIN-PAFTBLXQWYW 6.0 build 6001 Build Date Mar 5 2009 19:43:24 Configure Command cscript /nologo configure.js "--enable-snapshot-build" "--enable-debug-pack" "--with-snapshot-template=d:\php-sdk\snap_5_2\vc6\x86\template" "--with-php-build...
Executable dll loading (x32, x64): pick the right one
I have a large project with several 3rd party libraries. I want to build everything for 32 and for 64 bit architecture. Several libraries create shared libs (dlls). What is the best way to provide those dlls to the compiled executables from my project? I thought off I can put all those dlls into a directory which is added to the PATH var...
Running 32bit .NET application in 64bit OS, is it really bad?
I understand that we can compile a .NET Application by targeting AnyCPU which will cause to run 32bit in a 32bit OS and 64bit in a 64bit OS. However there was a reported bug* on a 64bit OS that my app was giving an error and the solutions for that, I need to target x86. Now my question: Is it really bad to target x86 even though when y...
Using 64-bits driver from 32-bits application
I have a Windows application that HAS to run as 32-bits (because of other limitations out of my control). However, my application has to call and access a driver which may be 32-bits or 64-bits depending on the system where it is installed. I access the driver through DeviceIoControl() calls, exchanging data structures declared in an in...
SQL Server Connection and Vista 64 bit?
I just upgraded to Vista 64bit. I was running the 32bit version without any issues. For some reason my connection to my SQL server times out. If I go to the server, everything seems to be ok there. I have unlimited conenctions to it and I can connect locally via the Management console. I have a web app running .net 3.5. Is I use the clie...
Problem installing x64 guest OS with vmware Server
Host OS is x64 Win 2003. Trying to load x64 iso (Ultrabac) and get the following: "Attempting to load an x64 operating system, however this CPU is not compatible with x64 mode. Please install a 32-bit X86 operating system. Setup cannot continue. Press any key to exit." So I ran Processor Check for 64-Bit Compatibility and it came up ok...
Differences between x86/x64/ia64 memory models on .NET
I'm looking for a reference on the differences between the memory models used by the .NET CLR/JIT on x86/x64/ia64. I know there's some differences between x86 and ia64 (instruction reordering, instruction removal, etc.), but I haven't found a reference on the differences between x86 and x64. I have an application that is aiming for s...
Get HDD (and NOT Volume) Serial Number on Vista Ultimate 64 bit
I was once looking for getting the HDD serial number without using WMI, and I found it. The code I found and posted on StackOverFlow.com works very well on 32 bit Windows, both XP and Vista. The trouble only begins when I try to get the serial number on 64 bit OSs (Vista Ultimate 64, specifically). The code returns String.Empty, or a Spa...
Why won't my WinForms app compiled for "x86" exit on an "x64" machine when running outside "C:\Program Files (x86)"?
We have a WinForms app that runs fine on x86, but has many third-party components that make win32 calls. To get the apps to run on x64, I now compile for the x86 platform. Our habit has been to install our thick-client outside the system partition on servers, so we installed in "F:\Program Files (x86)" yesterday on a Win2003 x64 server. ...
new .net floating point types for x64?
Hello! Does anybody know if there are any? I would be interested in a .net floating point type with the range of a double (or greater) combined with the precision of a decimal (or greater). Are there any planned? Anybody interested in speculating as to the usefulness or practicality of a new high-precision, high-range floating point typ...
MSMQ Vista x64
I am running Vista Ultimate x64 on my system. I have an application that works fine on a remote server to send messages to the MSMQ instance running on it. When I bring the application to my local system and attempt to send a message it doesn't send, but doesn't error out either. I even tried setting up a local MSMQ instance and the same...
SharePoint 2007 x64 workflow with Visual Studio 2008?
I have development environment with 64-bit SharePoint 2007. I tried to create SharePoint workflow with Visual Studio 2008 and got error message "A 32-bit version of SharePoint Server is not installed. Please install a 32-bit version of SharePoint Server". Is there any way to solve this problem? ...
ActivePDF Toolkit in Windows Server 2003 x64
I've recently migrated my app to a 64bit OS (from 32bit Win2k3) and am finding that one dependency - ActivePDF simply won't run under x64. I'm not sure if its by design, or just that it hasn't been tested for 64 bit operation. Is there anyway to get this to run under 32bit mode somehow? ...
How programmatically build InstallShield msbuild task on win2008 x64?
Hi. I have a problem using MSBuild and InstallShield on Win 2008 Server x64. I tried to build InstallShield project using MSBuild task which InstallShield team provided and they works well if I run msbuild from C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\3.5\ but when I try to run it from C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework**64** \3.5\ I`ve got ...
Windows 64-bit registry v.s. 32-bit registry
Hello everyone, I heard on Windows x64 architecture, in order to support to run both x86 and x64 application, there is two separate/different sets of Windows registry -- one for x86 application to access and the other for x64 application to access? For example, if a COM registers CLSID in the x86 set of registry, then x64 application wi...
64 to 32 bit Interop - how?
I need to integrate some legacy 32-bit code - for which I don't have the source code, into a project in such a way that it can be called from a 64-bit .NET assembly. The original code is implemented as a 32-bit COM object in a DLL. Windows doesn't allow direct calls from 64 to 32-bit objects, so I'm looking for inspiration on how to deal...
In techie-speech, why cant you run a 64bit application on a 32bit OS?
I need some help to describe, in technical words, why a 64-bit application prompts a "Not a valid Win32 application" in Windows 32-bit on a 32-bit machine? Any MSDN reference is greatly appreciate it (I couldn't google a reliable source). I know it shouldn't run, but I have no good explanation for this. ...