Utilizing a 32-bit DLL in a 64-bit process via COM

Question

So some time ago I was investigating an issue that I knew would be coming up soon. We have a DLL that links to 32-bit versions of a certain library. There is no x64 versio

Answer 1

You can create a COM exe or service which will always run as 32 bit. Inside this 32 bit exe, you can access your 32 bit dll which links to 32 bit versions of the library.

The below block diagram explains the basics

Take a look at this link for details:

http://blog.mattmags.com/2007/06/30/accessing-32-bit-dlls-from-64-bit-code/#more-355