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Hi all,

I just got a new laptop with 64-bit Windows 7. I'm trying to use a simple login script that works fine on my XP machine to mount a TrueCrypt volume and share it.

However, when I run RMTSHARE.EXE at a command prompt, it now reports that it can't run "due to incompatibility with 64-bit versions of Windows".

Using Windows Explorer, on the Properties sheet for RMTSHAR.EXE, on the Compatibility tab, I set the Compatibility Mode to" Run this program in compatibility mode" for "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)". When I then execute it, it tells me it's "not compatible with the version of Windows you are running. Check your computer's system information to see whether you need an x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of the program, and then contact the software publisher."

Does anyone know how I can either get RMTSHARE to run on a 64-bit Windows, or find a copy of it that will?

Thanks,

Dave

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A practical addendum to the thread: ’s approach of bypassing the wrapper is the cleanest fix for modern x64 systems — the self-extracting stub the original poster ran is what fails on 64‑bit Windows, while the inner rmtshare binary runs fine under WOW64. The posts from confirm that extracting and using the extracted executable resolves the incompatibility.

Two straightforward extraction options that avoid running the SFX stub on the x64 box:

  • Use 7‑Zip (Open archive -> Extract the inner rmtshare.exe).
  • Use the built‑in expand utility from an elevated prompt:
expand -F:* RMTSHAR.EXE C:\Temp

After extraction, copy the extracted rmtshare.exe to the target machine (a folder in PATH or C:\Windows\System32) and run it from an elevated command prompt. Administrative privileges are required to create shares, so run with elevation (or place the call in a scheduled task set to run with highest privileges). If the TrueCrypt volume must be shared before any user logs on, mount the volume at system startup (scheduled task or service) and then create the share.

If adding another utility is undesirable, the same result can be achieved with built‑in sharing commands; for example:

net share VaultShare=Z:\ /GRANT:Everyone,FULL

Notes and cautions: verify the source of any Resource Kit utility and scan binaries before deployment. Shares created from a per‑user mount are tied to that session; for always‑available shares, ensure the volume is mounted in a system context. Also be aware that TrueCrypt is no longer maintained — consider a maintained fork such as VeraCrypt for ongoing security updates.

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Member Avatar for caperjack

Hi all,

I just got a new laptop with 64-bit Windows 7. I'm trying to use a simple login script that works fine on my XP machine to mount a TrueCrypt volume and share it.

However, when I run RMTSHARE.EXE at a command prompt, it now reports that it can't run "due to incompatibility with 64-bit versions of Windows".

Using Windows Explorer, on the Properties sheet for RMTSHAR.EXE, on the Compatibility tab, I set the Compatibility Mode to" Run this program in compatibility mode" for "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)". When I then execute it, it tells me it's "not compatible with the version of Windows you are running. Check your computer's system information to see whether you need an x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of the program, and then contact the software publisher."

Does anyone know how I can either get RMTSHARE to run on a 64-bit Windows, or find a copy of it that will?

Thanks,

Dave

don't know for sure ,but a quick search leads me to believe its not available in 64bit .

Member Avatar for Moritz2112

the RMTSHAR.EXE is actually a cab with RMTSHARE.EXE and a readme, get the file to a 32-bit box, extract, and copy rmtshare.exe to the x64 box, runs for me on R2 with no compat settings.

HTH!

Member Avatar for DLBezaire

the RMTSHAR.EXE is actually a cab with RMTSHARE.EXE and a readme, get the file to a 32-bit box, extract, and copy rmtshare.exe to the x64 box, runs for me on R2 with no compat settings.

HTH!

Hi Moritz2112,

Thanks! With your prompt, I now have a copy of RMTSHARE.EXE running on this 64-bit machine. It's great when folks like you make it easy.

Thank you!

Dave

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It is my pleasure Dave! I would not have discovered how to get it to work had you not posted your issue with it.

Have a lot of fun!!! :cool:

P.S. Thanks to you I was able to touch 26 servers and fix the share permissions on 8 folders per server, a total of 208 operations in about 30 seconds, that would have taken much longer through a GUI.

Hi Moritz2112,

Thanks! With your prompt, I now have a copy of RMTSHARE.EXE running on this 64-bit machine. It's great when folks like you make it easy.

Thank you!

Dave

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