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Driver compatibility between 32-bit and 64-bit

  1. 22 Aug 2012 #1


    rhjoyson

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    Driver compatibility between 32-bit and 64-bit

    I’ve just bought a new Win7 64-bit computer ... still in the box. I will be connecting via dial-up, and have bought Wintek’s external Filemate USB Modem CX ... which came with a mini-CD installation disk.

    I’ve heard horror stories about mini-CD’s jamming vertical DVD/CD drives ... so, hoping to avoid using the mini-CD and jamming my new computer, I’ve downloaded the installation/driver file from the modem manufacturer onto a DVD ... via my old Vista 32-bit system. But the modem installation file is zipped ... so I can’t unzip/extract the .inf file and move it to my new computer ... without installing 7-Zip (or something similar) to my Vista system.

    Bearing in mind that I can’t download anything to my new computer until I install the modem, will there be compatibility problems from moving a file which was downloaded/unzipped on a 32-bit system to a 64-bit system? Any other suggestions for installing my modem?

    Thanks a million ...


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  2. 22 Aug 2012 #2
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    Re: Driver compatibility between 32-bit and 64-bit

    Hello rhjoyson and welcome to the forums

    There won't be any problems if you unzip a file on a x86 system that you then go on to use in a x64 system

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  3. 22 Aug 2012 #3


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    Re: Driver compatibility between 32-bit and 64-bit

    I think the mini-CD problem is over-rated. I would just use it. If the drive gets jammed you can open it with a paper clip.

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