I have an old disc that contains a program which was made for Windows 95. I tried to install it on my Windows 7 64-bit system and it gives me this error:
"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."
I've tried running it in compatibility mode for both Windows 95 and XP, but the error message is the same. And yes, I've tried a virtual machine, but it presented some other complications with the sound. So I'm just wondering if it's possible to get it to work on this system.
Best Answer
The problem is not that your program is 32 bit, but that it is likely 16 bit.
64 bit editions of windows drop support for 16 bit applications, however if you have an edition of windows that supports it XP Mode will give you a 32 bit VM of Windows XP that will still be able to run 16 bit applications (you mention you tried a VM but you did not say which one).
If you don't have access to XP Mode or you tried it and it did not work, another thing to try is the DOSBox x86 Emulator, I have used it in the past to make some old games work, from what I have read online it will let you run 16 bit programs on 64 bit windows.