I think I have read that the Reality XP gauges are 16 bits code and therefore won't work in Win XP 64 bit. This should mean that after an upgrade to Win XP 64, planes like Piper Meridian and A36 Bonanza and DF727 won't work.Why are they written in 16 bit code and can we expect upgraded version compatible with Win XP 64 bit?I wan't to be able to use the above stated planes but I also have an interest in moving to Win XP 64 bit sometimes.

Hi,I don't think its the gauges that are the problem, they require the Garmin Trainer software which is written in 16 bit.

>Hi,>I don't think its the gauges that are the problem, they>require the Garmin Trainer software which is written in 16>bit.So what about a upgrade of the Garmin Trainer so it can be run in the 64 bit Windows?

That would require Garmin to re-write the code or allow access to their proprietary code, which at this point, they have done neither.

>That would require Garmin to re-write the code or allow>access to their proprietary code, which at this point, they>have done neither.But shouldn't it be enough to recomplie the source code with few or minor modification. Unless they wrote the code in assembler (which I doubt) it's the compiler which take the sourcecode and compile it into machinary code that can be understood by the CPU.

Hi,The RealityXP gauges are just normal 32 bit (C++) code as any other gauge.However as already stated ONLY the GNS430/530 gauges make partially use of the Garmin trainer software. I doubt if this will run in a 64bit environment, so most likely Garmin has to update their code.I don't think they will, because my guess is that the trainer software is the same as in the GNS itself.Then they should update their hardware too...