Vista 64 bit OS Compiling

[sayzer]

I have tried disabling the driver signing but that didn't do anything. I think its the picbasic compiler itself. Thanks anyways.

Another solution:

Pay US$100 and buy an old system like PIII-800; if it does not come with an OS then set it up with Win98. This way you own a dedicated compiler machine.

You will have a smile on your face every time you program a PIC with that machine.

[pnfreer]

Simply use "ReadyDriver Plus", this tool automates pressing F8 and selecting "Disable Driver Signature Enforcment" during boto in Vista, a perfect solution.

http://citadel.x10hosting.com/readydriverplus/index.php


I tested this using files provided by "Lester Wilson" from crownhill as below:

http://www.picbasic.org/forum/attach...7&d=1190881109


A simple temp solution untill somone can be bothered to sign the drivers, which i must add is not exactly the most complicated of tasks:

http://www.vistax64.com/vista-genera...vista-x64.html

Paul Freer
PF Technology Ltd
Leicester, UK

[pnfreer]

I can confirm that I have PDS and the SparKey dongle DO WORK on Vista x64

For the following files listed below; SET Properties > Compatibility > Privilege Level > “Run this program as an administrator”.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Crownhill\PDS\APP.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Crownhill\PDS\OPT.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Crownhill\PDS\PR_PLUS.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Crownhill\PDS\PR_PLUS_MPLAB.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\ProtonIDE\ProtonIDE.exe

Ensure your dongle is enabled and working in device manager; following the details given in last post. P.S. You should have “sparkey.inf” in “C:\Windows\inf” AND “sparkey.sys” in “C:\Windows\System32\drivers”.

Processor: Intel(R) Core(2TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.4GHz
Memory (RAM): 2.00 GB
System Type: 64-bit Operating System

Anyway what am I doing up at 4pm on a Sunday trying to fix this silly problem, nite!!

Hail All

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Paul Freer

PF Technology Ltd
51 Fairefield Crescent
Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8EJ

[skorp]

Thanks for the responses, but not too worried bout it for now. I got basic pro, c++, and asm working fine.

[AndrewC]

So my solution is to simply run my old non vista64 compatible software inside a Windows virtual PC running WinXP. Only hassle is that the Virtual PC doesn't support USB but you can easily get around that by running the Melabs programmer in vista64 and loading files from a shared directory inside the Virtual PC.

[bluesmoke]

I felt that this old post needs to be updated since it ranks really high in Google searches. (This solution is not mine and has been previously posted elsewhere)

** Yes, you can compile with Vista x64 **


Install:

Picbasic Pro
MPLab IDE (free)
MicroCode Studio (free)

then

In MicroCode Studio: click on View, select Compile and Program Option, select Assembler, check 'use MPASM' box.


Key words: incompatible with 64-bit version, unsupported 16-bit application