Ms works 7.0. in W10 64 bit but not in 32 bit-in build 10130.
Here are my test methods
64 bit clean install of 10130 works installed & worked
64 bit upgrade install from 10130 works installed & worked
32 (X86) bit clean install from 10130 works wouldn't install and of course didn't work. Unable to do upgrade testing on that.
Is there actually a 64 bit version of Microsoft Works? I am trying to install 8.5 to a Windows 64 bit, but get a crash when opening database file. I get Works 9 to do a seemingly clean install, but get some weird errors at various points as well. For instance, I can't open .wks word processor files from desktop shortcuts, but will open fine within Works. I'm thinking it may because this Windows version is 64 bit? Works 8, 8.5 and 9 all work perfectly on Windows 7 32-bit systems here (as well as XP, Win 8, and 10) ....
Apparently there never was a 64 bit version of Microsoft Works. It would seem unlikely. It was designed as a basic office suite where a 64 bit version would have little to offer. Most 32 bit software will run on a 64 bit OS but there are exceptions, particularly older software. Very likely it would run on Vista 64 bit but was of course was never tested on Windows 7 or later as they did not yet exist.
Any anyone here successfully been able to get Works 9 (or 8.5) to install and operate correctly on a 64 bit system?
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