MCSP, PBP260, Win7 - is it impossible?

[mackrackit]

For what it is worth I am using the MCS that came with PBP2.5 on win7 64bit. No problems and I did not have to do anything "special".

Win7 made a directory "Program Files (x86) and all of the "old" stuff installed there.

[HenrikOlsson]

That's weird. My PBP is installed in C:\PBP and MCSP in the (X86) folder just like yours. If I don't try to use MPASM as the assembler all I get when trying to compile is an error message saying that the file ...MSCP\run.pif can't be run because it's not compatible with the 64bit version of Windows. If I try to use MPASM, well then there's the other error as well. Frustrating.

Thanks!
/Henrik.

[mackrackit]

I am using MPASM too.
Probably not a big enough difference but I have the "see through" title bars turned off. My win7 looks kind of like XP.

What happens if you try compiling from the command line or make your own BAT file to run?

[Darrel Taylor]

Probably not the best thing to do security wise, but ...

You might try disabling the UAC.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/
<br>

[HenrikOlsson]

Hi,
Well, I have Aero turned off too, have it set to "XP-theme". MELABS says that one must use MPASM with 64bit versions of Windows so trying not to wasn't a good idea on my behalf. Still, when using MPASM it gives me more errors.

Darrel, I'll give that UAC thing a try. I've already set MCSP to run as Administrator but perhaps there are other things that need to as well. Turning it off - at least temporarily - will show if that is where the problem is. However, since the error message specifically complains about a 16bit program (run.pif) not being compatible with the 64bit version of Windows I wonder.... Still, MELABS is indicating that it's supposed to work and obviously it IS working for mackrackit. My typical luck I guess...

Will try a command line compile too.

/Henrik.

[Darrel Taylor]

Darrel, I'll give that UAC thing a try. I've already set MCSP to run as Administrator but perhaps there are other things that need to as well. Turning it off - at least temporarily - will show if that is where the problem is. However, since the error message specifically complains about a 16bit program (run.pif) not being compatible with the 64bit version of Windows I wonder.... Still, MELABS is indicating that it's supposed to work and obviously it IS working for mackrackit. My typical luck I guess...

It's a long shot, I admit.
But since it can be turned on and off easily, I thought it would be worth a try.

I've actually been searching (almost continuously) for the last 3 days for some kind of answer to that very question.

Win7-64 seems to be rather fickle.
Sometimes everything works fine. Other times something is different and people just can't get it working.

The UAC was the best sounding answer I found online. But I have no way to test it.

Hope it helps,

[HenrikOlsson]

Hi,
Tried the UAC thing - didn't make any difference. Tried a comand line compile:

C:\PIC\PBP\PBPW -ampasmwin test.pbp

but then it said it couldn't find MPASM. Looked at the manual which said to read the MPLAB.txt file on the disk but there's no such file on my v2.60 CD as far as I can see.

Did a little searching on how to "set the path" and added the path to the MPASM Suite directory but still no luck - can't find MPASM.... I actually copy-pasted the path from explorer to the path text field so it should be correct - or shouldn't it?

I e-mailed Mecanique this morning but haven't got any response, only been a couple of hours though...but based on previous issues I don't really expect any help from them :-(

Sorry if I sound frustrated, it's because I am....

/Henrik.
(Going back to the tiny netbook....)