64bit Question

[Richard Kreiss]

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[mailto:filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com] On
Behalf Of Fairlight
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 8:01 PM
To: 'filePro'
Subject: Re: 64bit Question

On Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 05:23:46PM -0400, Richard Kreiss may or may not have
proven themselves an utter git by pronouncing:
> 
> This is the error message when I try to run ls.com - old program 
> similar to dir but lists files with the same extension in the same color.
> 
> These .com programs were freeware utilities from one of the pc magazines.
> 
> W:\Downloads>ls
> This version of W:\Downloads\LS.COM is not compatible with the version 
> of Windows you're running. Check your computer's system information to 
> see whether you need a x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of the 
> program, and then contact the software publisher.

That error message is 99.9% likely coming from the binary itself, not from
Windows.  Look at how it phrases things, and consider that the OS would know
exactly which version was needed.

mark->

Mark,

These programs are at least 15 or more years old.  I think I had these on a
DOS 5.0 machine or maybe and earlier version.  They are .com programs that
know nothing of 32 or 64 bit programs.

Richard