Why softwares for Windows XP... Don't work with Windows XP 64bits?

[Guest msnews.microsoft.com]

Hello guys ;-)

I recently update my system (i have in my home for private use a AMD Athon64

3200+ 1,5 Gb of RAM) running WinXP sp2 EN-US(64bits)

I like it, but i don't understand why a lot of softwares include the famous

"Power Toys for Windows Xp" get error at the end of install process with a

message:

 

"The Powertoys require Windows XP or a service pack. They will not function

on a version of Windows earlier or later than Windows XP"

 

I hate that,because i love some powertoys in particular:

 

1# MSVDM - Microsoft Virtual Desktop Manager (although old, he is

exellent but only few people nowing...)

 

2# CMD here

 

Sometimes i'm think in go back to comfort and vesatility of this tools in

WinXP 32bits O.S. ...

 

I sent this mesage being for help in solve this problem.

 

Please Help-ME and Reply ;-)

[Guest S.SubZero]

Re: Why softwares for Windows XP... Don't work with Windows XP64bits?

 

Re: Why softwares for Windows XP... Don't work with Windows XP64bits?

 

On Feb 6, 7:32 pm, "msnews.microsoft.com" <lucassantiag...@gmail.com>

wrote:

> Hello guys ;-)

> I recently update my system (i have in my home for private use a AMD Athon64

> 3200+ 1,5 Gb of RAM) running WinXP sp2 EN-US(64bits)

> I like it, but i don't understand why a lot of softwares include the famous

> "Power Toys for Windows Xp" get error at the end of install process with a

> message:

>

 

Hi,

 

PowerToys is very specific to the version of Windows it runs on. It

manipulates OS system files, and has no idea what 64-bit DLLs and such

are. However, using the search engine "Google" I have found many

references to a XP64-specific version of PowerToys, which MS never

officially released but is apparently out there somewhere.

 

Now then, you say "a lot of softwares" gets an error. You've named

*one* so far. What are other apps you are trying to run?