Installing 32bit applications on Windows Vista 64bit

[Guest]

Hello,

I am trying to install a couple of 32bit applications (such as Adobe CS2
etc) on newly installed machine with Vista 64bit.
However the installer fails to recognize the "Program Files (x86)" folder as
valid destination, because of the ( ).

I created a subfolder named x86 under Program Files (which is intended for
64 bit applications) but I was wondering if there is a more elegant
workaround to make the 32bit apps to install in "Program Files (x86)".

Thanks,
Eyal

 

[Chad Harris]

Hey Manta--


Maybe these KB will help your situation on 64 bit Vista. The March 2007
update package applies to Adobe CS2.

The Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929427/en-us

March 2007 Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932246/

Overview of the compatibility considerations for 32-bit programs on 64-bit
versions of Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896456/en-us

Good luck,

CH