IME as 32-bit process after Office 2007 installation on 64 bit mac

[Kartik Narayanan]

SetWindowsHookEx to hook microsft IME pad fails when office2007 is installed
on 64 bit machine

IME Capture is a utility application provided by Microsoft in Japanese OS
to provide character recognition for Japanese language.

In Windows Vista x64 Japanese, without office 2007 installed, IME Capture
and other IME applications run as 64-bit processes.

When office 2007 is installed, most office applications run as 32-bit
processes on the 64-bit OS. Office 2007 uses IME capture and other IME tools
to embed language support in its applications.

To start IME processes on startup, Office 2007 setup uses 32-bit IME
components and puts entries in
HKLM->SOFTWARE->Microsoft->Windows->CurrentVersion->Run

IME components run as 32-2bit processes once office 2007 is installed.
Because of this SetWindowsHookEx fails

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

SetWindowsHookEx to hook microsft IME pad fails when office2007 is installed
on 64 bit machine

?IME Capture is a utility application provided by Microsoft in Japanese OS
to provide character recognition for Japanese language.

?In Windows Vista x64 Japanese, without office 2007 installed, IME Capture
and other IME applications run as 64-bit processes.

?When office 2007 is installed, most office applications run as 32-bit
processes on the 64-bit OS. Office 2007 uses IME capture and other IME tools
to embed language support in its applications.

?To start IME processes on startup, Office 2007 setup uses 32-bit IME
components and puts entries in
HKLM->SOFTWARE->Microsoft->Windows->CurrentVersion->Run

IME components run as 32-2bit processes once office 2007 is installed.
Because of this SetWindowsHookEx fails

This is a user to user support newsgroup/forum so MS may not see your report.

I can send it up the ladder for you but would first like a few more details:

Which edition of Office 2007 is installed?
Is it a Japanese version, specifically?
Has SP2 (at least) been applied?
Any hotfixes or other updates applied?

Likewise, is Windows up to date with patches/SPs?

And finally, what is the practical effect of the problem? What symptoms does
the user see, what problem does this cause for you as (I assume) a developer?

And if you're a dev, can you make available some simple code example that will
demonstrate the problem?