Vista 64 bit OS Compiling

[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!!

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[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