Trying to run 32 bit application on 64 bit system?

Question

Hello,

I have some sort of application that is linked to a database in the same folder. I am pretty clueless technically however there is a batch file in the folder which I have to double click to Run, then the program pops up and off I go.

However I now have a problem. I am trying to put the application/program/whatever onto a 64-bit of Windows. Whenever I try running it, I get the following error message:

Database access fails!
[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified

Does anybody have any clue as to what is causing this and how I could fix it?

Many thanks

Jake

Answer 1

yea, it's simply because you don't have that database driver installed on your machine..



try this?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=6ccd8427-1017-4f33-a062-d165078e32b1&displaylang=en

Answer 2

in case your equipment is sixty 4-bit u can run 32-bit application, yet when your equipment is 32-bit u cant run..sixty 4-bit equipment would not oppose 32-bit construct applications. your Chrome browser may be corrupted receive and re set up your chrome,

Answer 3

Has nothing to do with 64 bit windows. 64 bit windows can use 32 bit executables no problem, it only gets problematic the other way round.



However, with that specific program you'd have to use the 32 bit version of odbc. launching that one should fix it.



C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe