# Bad Win32 Installer **URL:** \ **Category:** FMOD Studio\ **Created:** [May 14, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/bad-win32-installer/22940 "2025-05-14T18:50:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![meshguru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ec9cab/32.png) [@meshguru](https://qa.fmod.com/u/meshguru)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/bad-win32-installer/22940/1 "2025-05-14T18:50:08Z")
Trying to install fmod for the first time in many years. I have an archived library for semi-automation prompting systems I built a decade ago based on fmod… wanted to try to re-use that code. Tried downloading older/windows 32 version from here: [https://www.fmod.com/download#fmodstudio](https://www.fmod.com/download#fmodstudio) … but I get a message that it’s corrupted. Tried three times. Same message. Download, replace existing download, windows explorer, unblock, run… boom, bad archive, contact publisher, bla bla bla. Where do I go from there? ---
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/andrew/32/261_2.png) [@Andrew](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/bad-win32-installer/22940/2 "2025-05-14T22:24:15Z")
Hm, specifically which file are you downloading? I’ll check it on my end. ---
**Author:** ![meshguru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ec9cab/32.png) [@meshguru](https://qa.fmod.com/u/meshguru)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 1:11am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/bad-win32-installer/22940/3 "2025-05-15T01:11:01Z")
Thanks. The file downloaded is fmodstudio20123win32-installer.exe . ---
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/andrew/32/261_2.png) [@Andrew](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 1:37am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/bad-win32-installer/22940/4 "2025-05-15T01:37:58Z")
I can repro that on my end. Try using the 64bit version instead? fmodstudio20123win64-installer.exe Does that work for you? ---
**Author:** ![meshguru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ec9cab/32.png) [@meshguru](https://qa.fmod.com/u/meshguru)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 5:41am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/bad-win32-installer/22940/5 "2025-05-15T05:41:11Z")
Good evening, and thanks for checking that. I’d love to work exclusively in Win64, but, sorry, no. I’m integrating some legacy equipment interface libraries that are Win32, so I’m locked in. ---
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/andrew/32/261_2.png) [@Andrew](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/bad-win32-installer/22940/6 "2025-05-15T23:00:58Z")
The banks produced by FMOD Studio win64 version work just fine with the win32 version of the FMOD runtime. Is your win32 constraint on the FMOD Studio side or the FMOD runtime side? ---
**Author:** ![meshguru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ec9cab/32.png) [@meshguru](https://qa.fmod.com/u/meshguru)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/bad-win32-installer/22940/7 "2025-05-16T17:29:20Z")
I think it’s likely that fmod studio is far more than I need, and probably something I won’t use, especially since I’m trying to resurrect the use of an existing sound library and sound management system. The limitation is on the linkable runtime. Let me look into the runtime only. ---
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/andrew/32/261_2.png) [@Andrew](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2025, 11:35pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/bad-win32-installer/22940/8 "2025-05-18T23:35:34Z")
Ok, let me know if you have any problems with that. ---
**Author:** ![meshguru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ec9cab/32.png) [@meshguru](https://qa.fmod.com/u/meshguru)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/bad-win32-installer/22940/9 "2025-05-20T20:13:56Z")
So, yeeeeaaaaah. Where would I find the Win32 runtime? ---
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/andrew/32/261_2.png) [@Andrew](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/bad-win32-installer/22940/10 "2025-05-20T22:57:49Z")
On the [download page](https://fmod.com/download#fmodengine). ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fmod/original/2X/8/8d42aa86262fa5994dd78f691a911a20d9b38f4b.png)