Using 32bit program on 64bit system

[aceteleman]

Ok, weird question here, not sure if this is the right thread to ask in.

I have a version of Cakewalk Pro 7 that has several editing tools I really like however, I just bought a new computer for my studio and it, obviously, has Win7 64bit on it.

So my question is this. Is there a way to make a 32bit program work on a 64bit system?

Here's what I've discovered so far. It does intall and I can open it by 'run as administrator' but the 1st thing I found is that I have no sound coming from it. Also the tools I want to use most are inoperable.

I know it's a long shot but just thought I'd ask....

Thanks,
The Teleman

 

[kidkage]

I'm able to run 32 bit Cubase 6 on 64bit Win7.

Are you running through an interface with 64bit drivers?

 

[aceteleman]

No kidkage, I'm just basically using the computer's resources for that particular software. I'm probably just not going to fight with it on that computer. I have another old computer with XP on it so I'll probably just set that up just for the sake of using CW7, easy enough to transport the wav files on a thumb drive. I just thought maybe somebody had run across this issue with an older version of Cakewalk in 32bit format and might have a simple answer.

I'm going to be using Sonar Producer 8 as my main recording DAW but, as I mentioned, there are a couple of editing tools in the old Cakewalk 7 that I prefer to use over what I've discovered in other programs for the same purpose, they're just simpiler to use for their intended purposes.

Thanks for the response at any rate.....