Re: GW Messenger Client for 64-bit Windows?

[Keith V. Klenke]

What exact version is your server/client?
I used the client from 2.0.4 under vista-x64 without issue.
There is always pidgin as well.

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?product_id=&search=Search&families=2584&version=28144&date_range=&date_start=28+Sep+2009&date_end=28+Sep+2009&keywords=&sort_by=&results_per_page=&x=35&y=7

You can d/l server or just client itself from the above url.

"jpickerell" <jpick...@no-mx.forums.novell.com> wrote in message
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> Has anyone found a way to run the messenger client on Windows Vista or 7
> 64-bit? The installer will not run, no matter which options I try.
>
> You get "The version of this file is not compatible with the version of
> Windows you're running. Check your computer's system information to see
> whether you need an x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of the program,
> and then contact the software publisher." or (if using compatibility
> options) "Error installing iKernel.exe (0x2200)".
>
> If you try to copy the client files from a 32-bit version of windows
> and manually register the files (using regsvr32) then running
> NMCL32.exe, you get the messenger message "GroupWise Messenger cannot
> start because its configuration has been damaged. Please re-install."
>
> Copying and manually registering the files seems to have some hope if
> you knew how to fix the configuration. Am I missing files that are
> located elsewhere besides the "Program Files"/"Program Files (x86)"
> directory or is there some registry setting?
>
> The other question would be. When is Novell going to provide a client
> installer that will natively install on a 64-bit version of Windows as
> these are starting to become more common?
>
> Thanks
> Jared
>
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