I'm running Windows 64 bit OS on a Dell 2850 Xeon system.  I am  
  
starting to regret going to 64 bit as this OS does not seem ready for  
  
prime time.  First, my SQL connection does not work on my ASP  
  
application (it works fine in Windows 2000 Srv).  The error message I  
  
get using DSN or SQLOLEDB is:  
  
ADODB.Connection error '800a0ea9'  
  
Provider is not specified and there is no designated default provider  
  
Again, no issues on Windows 2000.  Also, my Veritas Backup Exec 9.1  
  
isn't compatible with 64 bit.  Should I consider going back to 32 bit?  
  
Is there a way to install 32 bit over top of 64 bit (without wiping the  
  
box). Also, is a 32 bit version avaiable on the 64 bit media?  
  
Thanks in Advance

Pascal wrote:  
  
It's important to understand which kind of DSN you have. On an x64 system,  
  
you can create an ODBC connection(DSN) on the 32-bit side of the system or  
  
on the 64-bit side of the system.  
  
32-bit applications will only see ODBC connections created in the 32-bit  
  
side, and 64-bits applications will only see ODBC connections from the  
  
64-bit side. Each kind of application has is own registry.  
  
To setup DSN for 32-bit application you must use:  
  
%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe  
  
and for 64-bit application you must use:  
  
%WINDIR%\System32\odbcad32.exe  
  
There is not 32-bit edition of Windows XP on the XP Pro x64 media.  Have you  
  
contacted Veritas about any future updates to support x64?  
  
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Thanks for the reply.  I used the ODBC connections in Adminsitrative  
  
tools, which I think is System32\odbcad32.exe.  I removed my DSN  
  
entries there and executed SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe and added ti there.  
  
The connection tests successfully but I still get the same error in  
  
ASP. I've been working with Microsoft via e-mail but they are stumped.  
  
I've seen others have this issue online but no resolution.  Is it  
  
possible that .ASP is not compatible with 64 bit?  
  
As for the 32 bit edition, I'm running Windows 2003 server, so I was  
  
thinking that there might be one there.  I contacted Veritas, I would  
  
have to upgrade to version 10.0 on my servers to be compatible with 64  
  
bit.

I misinterpreted this part of your question, sorry:  
  
Is there a way to install 32 bit over top of 64 bit (without wiping the  
  
box).  
  
Its a clean install only if you want to move back to Server 2003 32 bit from  
  
64 bit Windows client or Server, I thought you were asking if 32 bit Windows  
  
also comes with x64, the answer is no.  As for the .asp issue, I don't any  
  
knowledge on that, maybe some else can help out with. Have you posted a  
  
questions in asp.net forums about it? http://forums.asp.net/  
  
--  
  
Andre  
  
Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com  
  
Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre  
  
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta  
  
FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm  
  
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