codewarrior install on windows 7 x64

[craigj]

Am I able to install codewarrior (8.8) on my windows 7 x64 machine?

I don't see why not as the installation tree does include 64bit binaries, however when I run the install it craps out when trying to run /C:\Program Files (x86)\Freescale\CodeWarrior PA V8.8\ccs\drivers\usb\x64\util

indicating that ....

Error: Cannot run an x86 build of this utility on x64 platform

[craigj]

I just picked up on the application note AN3936 which advocates the use of Windows XP mode under windows 7.

Is this still the suggested way these days?

[yipingwang · Accepted solution]

Hello Craig,

This error should be encountered during CCS USB driver installation when you install CodeWarrior 8.8 on Windows 7 64 bit machine, please ignore this error and finish the installation, because this CCS driver is useless for Windows 7 system, you need to use the driver provided in Patch 8.8.6 or 8.8.5. In addition, please don't plug in USB TAP during CodeWarrior 8.8 or any patch installation.

If you use CodeWarrior TAP (CodeWarrior TAP|Freescale), please download and apply Patch 8.8.6 from CodeWarrior Development Studio for PowerQUICC|Freescale.

If you use the old product USB TAP, please download and install Patch 8.8.5 from CodeWarrior Development Studio for PowerQUICC|Freescale.

So far many customers use CodeWarrior 8.8 on Window 7 x64 system.

For any problem, please feel free to let us know.

Have a great day,
Yiping

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[craigj]

Thanks Yiping

That solved my problems.