TVR Speed 6 ECU and laptop compatibility

[nawarne]

Gents,
Some help with above please.

I've downloaded & saved the Speed 6 software from Graham Varley's web site, and bought the connector leads from Clevor Trevor/Maplins (serial to USB adapter).

When I try to run the software, I'm asked to extract files....which I do, and then get the following pop-up/error message: (Laptop is new Toshiba running Windows 7 op system)

BOX has title "Unsupported 16-bit Application"
Text as follows: "TVR DIGNOSTIC\ECUDIAGS_PATCH.EXE cannot start or run due to compatibility with 64 bit versions of windows" - - "contact software provider etc".

I'm no computer boffin, but I wonder if there is a work-around to get the programme to run?
Or - do i look on e-bay for a 5 year-old laptop with windows 98/windows XP as operating system?

If anyone can help, please PM me - Cheers.

Thanks, in anticipation.
Nick

[Mattt]

Right click on icon, properties - compatibility mode - run as 32 bit XP or similar.

[nawarne]

^^^^ Thanks for the reply, Matt.

I posted on the TVR forum and was directed to a Windows download to run XP in Win7.
Thanks again.
Nick

[Mattt]

Yes, if you have 7 Pro you can run XP as a VM.

[Thorburn]

64-bit Windows has the 16-bit compatibility mode removed, so as above, virtualisation is your best bet.

Is it a Windows or DOS app?

[Mattt]

It's Windows - runs fine on my 32bit Vista laptop in XP compatibility mode.

[Thorburn]

Mattt said:

It's Windows - runs fine on my 32bit Vista laptop in XP compatibility mode.

Yep, 32-bit still has 16-bit support, 64-bit doesn't.

Virtual PC (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/) is free and should do the job, just install a 32-bit guest OS.

Edited by Thorburn on Monday 29th November 20:09