IMSL v5 for EM64T (Intel 64, x86-64)

[g_f_thomas]

IVF 9.1 and 10.0 both install for IA-32 and Intel 64 on a 32-bit processor with x86-64.

However, IMSL v5 doesn't with the failure claiming that it can't on a 32-bit processor, with or without x86-64 support. BTW, I want to use it with IVF 9.1, not 10.0.

As I haven't tried to do this before, has this always been the case? and is there any known workaround?

Thanks

Gerry

[Steven_L_Intel1]

This is on an AMD processor, yes? Known problem, fixed in 10.0 (pretty sure).

The workaround is to open the folder into which the IMSL installers got unpacked (usually C:Program FilesIntelDownloadIntelFortranCompiler91IMSL and find the (I think) EM64Tsetup.exe under that. Run it.

[g_f_thomas]

AMD?, never!

The workaround wasn't obvious at first since the IMSL cab from IVF 9.1 didn't expand on Vista but itdid on theXPside and that fixed it. Thanks Steve.

Gerry

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Curious - I've never heard of this problem happening on an Intel CPU. This was something VNI put into their installer on their own. But I don't think anyone tried it on Vista either. Glad to hear you got it sorted out.

[g_f_thomas]

Actually there's a trick to getting it done on Vista. The workaround you gave works on XP but not on Vista. It would appear that the creepy crawly msi recompacts an expansion to ia32, em64t, and perhaps itanium for all I know. The trick is to rar ia32 and em64t and copy them to the Vista partition, boot to Vista, and then run the setup withineach rar without expanding thus thwarting msi. HTH someone.

Gerry

[Steven_L_Intel1]

I'm confused, as the suggestion I gave you didn't involve unpacking an msi. There are effectively three installers, IA-32, EM64T and Itanium, under the IMSL fiolder. There's a master installer which selects the platform, and it's this which is giving you problems. The solution is to run the installer in the platform-specific subfolder - it's a normal setup.exe. (There are MSI files with them but you don't need to do anything to them.)

To get these installers, you first run the Intel setup EXE. It unpacks to the folder I named above (or whatever one you change it to) and then you can quit the installer and find the folder.

[g_f_thomas]

I think I'm the one whose confused. Your description is precise and accurate. So I tried it again on Vista and it worked:no need to zip the folder, just click on the setup therein.

Thanks

Gerry