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Run PAROLINK on Win7 64-Bit

The document discusses how to install and run PAROLINK software on Windows 7 64-bit systems. It explains that PAROLINK cannot be directly installed on 64-bit Windows 7 due to an error message. It presents two solutions: 1) installing a dual-boot system with 32-bit Windows 7 to run PAROLINK, or 2) using Windows 7's XP Mode virtualization to install a virtual Windows XP system to run PAROLINK within. It provides steps for downloading and installing Windows 7 XP Mode free of charge from Microsoft, then installing PAROLINK within the virtual XP environment.

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Run PAROLINK on Win7 64-Bit

The document discusses how to install and run PAROLINK software on Windows 7 64-bit systems. It explains that PAROLINK cannot be directly installed on 64-bit Windows 7 due to an error message. It presents two solutions: 1) installing a dual-boot system with 32-bit Windows 7 to run PAROLINK, or 2) using Windows 7's XP Mode virtualization to install a virtual Windows XP system to run PAROLINK within. It provides steps for downloading and installing Windows 7 XP Mode free of charge from Microsoft, then installing PAROLINK within the virtual XP environment.

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How to install and run PAROLINK on Windows 7 / 64 Bit 
 

Problem 
PAROLINK cannot be installed on Windows 7 / 64‐Bit. However the program runs without any 
problem under Windows 7 / 32‐Bit. The following error message appears when you try to install 
Parolink on a 64‐Bit system: 

Which Windows version is installed? 
In order to find out which Windows version is installed on your computer, open the Start menu and 
then the Control Panel. Select System and Security and then System.  The window shown below will 
be displayed. Under System type you can see it is a 64‐Bit or a 32‐Bit version of Windows 7. Above 
this (circled) you can see which edition it is. 

Solution 
There are two possibilities to run PAROLINK on your computer:  

1) Dualboot‐System 
2) Windows 7 XP Mode 
 

Method 1: Dualboot­System 
Install the Windows 7 32‐bit version in parallel to the 64‐bit version. When you want to use 
PAROLINK, boot the 32‐bit Windows version. Nothing further will be said about this method. 

Method 2: Windows 7 XP Mode 
Windows 7 provides Windows XP mode for incompatible programs. This is essentially a virtual PC on 
which Windows XP/32‐bit is installed. This means that a Windows XP is simulated on your Windows 7 
/ 64‐bit system.  PAROLINK works without any problem on this virtual PC.  Also the USB‐to‐Serial‐
adapter sold by PROCEQ SA runs without problem in this environment. Unfortunately this XP mode is 
not included as standard in Windows 7, but it can be downloaded free of charge and without any 
registration from Microsoft. 

Installation of Windows 7 XP mode 
Open the Windows XP mode page: www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual‐pc/download.aspx 

Choose the version of Windows 7 that you have installed (e.g. Professional 64‐bit) and follow the 
instructions on the website. 

Once it has installed, you should see Windows XP in a window. Copy the PAROLINK Setup file to this 
virtual PC. 

 
 

Install PAROLINK and start it as usual via the XP‐Start menu:

PAROLINK will start without any problem and run under XP :

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