squirrel Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Hi everybody, I am using _IECreate to start the IE and open a page. Although I am starting the AutoIt-Script via "Run script (x64)" it always opens the 32-bit-version of Internet Explorer. Is there any way to tell AutoIt to explicitly start the 64-bit-edition of IE? Thanks, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kovacic Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Have it specify the correct EXE... if you are using Win64 bit, then IE 64 bit is here C:Program FilesInternet Explorer if you are using Win64 bit, then IE 32 bit is here C:Program Files (x86)Internet Explorer Also you can check the running process to see if iexplore.exe vs. iexplore.exe*32 is running C0d3 is P0etry( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kovacic Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Also, the line that opens IE is: Run(@ProgramFilesDir & "\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe " & $s_Temp) @programfiles = whats specified as your %ProgramFiles% value in windows. open up a CMD window and type Set ProgramFiles you should get something like this: ProgramFiles=C:Program Files ProgramFiles(x86)=C:Program Files (x86) So the line : Run(@ProgramFilesDir & "\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe " & $s_Temp) is calling C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe While this isnt a fix, it should show you why its happening. C0d3 is P0etry( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) Thank you very much, Wayfarer! I understand you completely and I tried every possible way... I cannot get it to work: (1.) If I check the running processes, I have NO instance of IE running before I start my AutoIt script. After starting the script TWO instances of IE open up, ALWAYS (one iexplore.exe and one iexplore.exe *32). Unfortunately, while the AutoIt-scripts starts working, the 32-bit-version of IE increases in memory size (not the 64-bit version... :-( ) I have no idea why there are two instances...? Tried it on two different windows 7 64 bit machines. (2.) If I modify the IE.au3 manually, and change the dynamic path to the absolute path (to the 64-bit-version of IE), nothing changes and the reaction is as stated in (1.) Any help is HIGHLY appreciated! Thanks, Chris Edited December 23, 2013 by squirrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Why do you need the 64 bit version of IE to run? That might be the more important question. Is there something that you're doing that absolutely requires x64 IE? Most of the time when you run IE in Windows, even x64 Windows, you start the 32 bit version of IE. If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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