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Starting to play cards(bridge) -- Great program has install 64bit error ?

mickalmickal Posts: 75
edited 2011-02-16 22:22 in General Discussion
I have been using a program by Stephen Han to learn Bridge. Its the best program I have used yet and its 100% free ! I have tried two others that you had to pay and they were not up to this quality.
Its all fine for me as I am still using XP but others that mhave seen me run it, and want to do the same but cannot as they get an error because they are running 64 bit Win 7.

Can anybody here help them, or help me help them ? He also has provided all the C++ source code but left a message on his site saying he will NOT help but feel free to use the code. I dont know C++ either.

http://www.stevenhan.com/Old/EasyBridge.htm

Thankyou for any suggestions.

Comments

  • Ding-BattyDing-Batty Posts: 302
    edited 2011-02-11 08:23
    You could try changing the compatibility mode for that .exe. In Windows 7 64-bit, open Windows Explorer, navigate to the .exe for the program, right-click on it, and select the "Properties" entry from the context menu.

    Go to the "Compatibilty" tab in the Properties dialog -- you can try "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)" compatibility (or any of the others) and see if that helps.
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2011-02-11 23:24
    It certainly is a leading edge OS problem. I have a 64 bit Quad computer, but am running Vista 32bit on it. I've felt fearful that not all vendors can afford to upgrade drivers and such to 64bit. This appears to be a clear example. There have been a lot of small companies that just do not have the spare cash to invest in it.

    If you can install a dual boot environment and run a 32bit XP version on the alternative boot partition, you can at least continue to use the software.
  • mickalmickal Posts: 75
    edited 2011-02-11 23:42
    Thanks for trying to help. I did wonder if I was too far off topic. I'll tell you that I thought you could just compiled the code on a 64bit PC Win 7. Thats why I was very happy the code was available. Now I can assume its a bit more tricky.
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2011-02-12 19:10
    Yes, there are free C++ compilers that will do most things and then there are expensive ones that handle aspects that are omitted from the free ones. Game software tends to be very heavy into graphic support and might require an expensive compiler. But frankly, a card game emulation such as Bridge shouldn't be that heavily into graphics to need specialized drivers.

    The real issue may simply be that M$ has made it difficult for programers to catch up and write a good free C++ compiler and than these programmers are busy with other 64 bit support in LInux. Windows 7 has new features for added security and stability that M$ is not willing to merely explain to the public - they want cash for training.
  • mickalmickal Posts: 75
    edited 2011-02-16 22:22
    Not that I want to bump this thread but I think the solution I am going to use is to run VMware or mybe called VirtualBox buy Sun and then run a copy of XP to install the misbehaving program on.

    I used it awhile back to install a copy of Linux on my WinXP, I was able to use all devices attached to the computer, was very good.
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