64-bit compatibility

[lordylordy47]

hello FM Forum!

I know this has been posted before but there was no response back in August.

I have been running FM9 on a standalone PC in Vista Business and have had continual crashes.

I have just upgraded my machine, though downgraded to XP but running 64-bit to address the 8 gb RAM installed.

Does anyone know if FM Pro 9 will work with XP 64-bit op sys on a stand-alone pc (not Mac)?

The chaps at FileMaker don't seem to think it will, but it seems to have installed, launched and run a couple of queries ok so far.

The previous postings seem to be focused on servers not stand-alone pc's (not sure if it is a separate issue).

Any help/advice greatly appreciated.

Cheers!

[Genx]

FileMaker is a 32 bit app in Windows, is installed as a 32 bit app and runs as a 32 bit app regardless of how many bits the OS is.

[djlane]

Hi Genx,

Does this apply to the FM10 family as well? If so, does that mean there is no point in installing more than 4gb ram on a 64-bit machine running FMS10 ?