Vista 64 bit, runnning a 32 bit app takes 100% cpu

I'm currently trying to run our software on Windows Vista 64bit, its a 32
bit program and when you try to run it, when it loads up it takes 100% of the
cpu time
so therefore does not run, any suggestions here?

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Kevin Ronson
Software Engineer
Schlumberger SiS

Well, does the application use the Search Indexer service, or the firewall
by any chance? Also have you actually tried on multiple machines? Why not
try just developing a 64-bit version of the application instead... sometimes
32-bit programs don't run on 64-bit machines for various reasons.

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"Kevin Ronson" <KevinRonson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> I'm currently trying to run our software on Windows Vista 64bit, its a 32
> bit program and when you try to run it, when it loads up it takes 100% of
> the
> cpu time
> so therefore does not run, any suggestions here?
>
> --
> Kevin Ronson
> Software Engineer
> Schlumberger SiS
>

My understanding is overall performance and application handles in Vista is
still not optimized.

"Why not try just developing a 64-bit version of the application instead...
sometimes 32-bit programs don't run on 64-bit machines for various reasons."
You think its that easy huh? Take into account the development time,
retraining and testing required? I suspect its not a problem with the
application, its just Vista at the moment, Vista x64 has a WOW 64 layer
which out of the box supports 32-bit applications, unless that app interacts
at a low level with the kernel then it will be required that it be 64-bit,
in this case no.

It would greatly help also if the OP could describe what this application
does.
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"Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Well, does the application use the Search Indexer service, or the firewall
> by any chance? Also have you actually tried on multiple machines? Why not
> try just developing a 64-bit version of the application instead...
> sometimes 32-bit programs don't run on 64-bit machines for various
> reasons.
>
> --
> Zack Whittaker
> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
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> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
> not
> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
> that up!
>
> --: Original message follows :--
> "Kevin Ronson" <KevinRonson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CE009182-585A-43B8-ABAD-F6DF0C80F520@microsoft.com...
>>
>> I'm currently trying to run our software on Windows Vista 64bit, its a 32
>> bit program and when you try to run it, when it loads up it takes 100% of
>> the
>> cpu time
>> so therefore does not run, any suggestions here?
>>
>> --
>> Kevin Ronson
>> Software Engineer
>> Schlumberger SiS
>>
>
>

Well, once you start developing C# Andre, then come back to me and tell me
how difficult it is.

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"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> My understanding is overall performance and application handles in Vista
> is still not optimized.
>
> "Why not try just developing a 64-bit version of the application
> instead... sometimes 32-bit programs don't run on 64-bit machines for
> various reasons."
> You think its that easy huh? Take into account the development time,
> retraining and testing required? I suspect its not a problem with the
> application, its just Vista at the moment, Vista x64 has a WOW 64 layer
> which out of the box supports 32-bit applications, unless that app
> interacts at a low level with the kernel then it will be required that it
> be 64-bit, in this case no.
>
> It would greatly help also if the OP could describe what this application
> does.
> --
> --
> Andre
> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>
>
> "Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:%23C1F8ZcfGHA.1324@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Well, does the application use the Search Indexer service, or the
>> firewall by any chance? Also have you actually tried on multiple
>> machines? Why not try just developing a 64-bit version of the application
>> instead... sometimes 32-bit programs don't run on 64-bit machines for
>> various reasons.
>>
>> --
>> Zack Whittaker
>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>> not
>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
>> that up!
>>
>> --: Original message follows :--
>> "Kevin Ronson" <KevinRonson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CE009182-585A-43B8-ABAD-F6DF0C80F520@microsoft.com...
>>>
>>> I'm currently trying to run our software on Windows Vista 64bit, its a
>>> 32
>>> bit program and when you try to run it, when it loads up it takes 100%
>>> of the
>>> cpu time
>>> so therefore does not run, any suggestions here?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Kevin Ronson
>>> Software Engineer
>>> Schlumberger SiS
>>>
>>
>>
>
>