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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: sodslinger on February 11, 2018, 06:50:34 PM

Title: loadlibrary failed with error 87
Post by: sodslinger on February 11, 2018, 06:50:34 PM

when I start mach3 I get loadlibrary failed with error 87 I am running windows 10 64 bit

Title: Re: loadlibrary failed with error 87
Post by: joeaverage on February 11, 2018, 10:42:38 PM

Hi,
Windows 10, so I assume you must have an external motion controller. What one?

Craig

Title: Re: loadlibrary failed with error 87
Post by: sodslinger on February 11, 2018, 11:01:07 PM

I downloaded mach3 and it will not load never used it yet , get that error

Title: Re: loadlibrary failed with error 87
Post by: joeaverage on February 12, 2018, 12:30:58 AM

Hi,
do you have an external motion controller?

Craig

Title: Re: loadlibrary failed with error 87
Post by: joeaverage on February 12, 2018, 05:50:29 AM

Hi,
the reason I ask about a motion controller is that with Windows10, in fact any 64 bit OS, you will need an external motion controller to control a machine.
While you can download either Mach3 or Mach4 or both for free and use them in Demo mode for as long as you like if you want to control a machine then
you'll have to buy an external controller.

You could buy cheap Chinese or get a Chinese knock-off of a decent controller or buy a decent one from the start. A simple but decent external controller like a UC100
(and I'm not talking one of the Chinese knock-offs that you get off Ebay) is $120. One with two or three 'ports' worth of IO are about $180-$250. A flash one like Hicon
is about $600

You could use a parallel port, free for Mach3 or $25 for Mach4 but it MUST be a 32bit OS Windows7 or earlier.

I'm not sure what your 'loadlibrary failed with error 87' is all about. May I suggest downloading a fresh copy of Mach3 and try again. Note that when you install Mach3
DONT TRY TO INSTALL THE PARALLEL PORT, it won't work with a 64 bit OS. You might try to download and install Mach4. It will install without problem but it doesn't
have a parallel port to install and because you have a 64 bit OS it wouldn't work anyway. Mach4 has a Sim(ulator) plugin which allows you to play with the program,
you won't be able to control a machine of course, its a Sim(ulator)!

Craig

Title: Re: loadlibrary failed with error 87
Post by: sodslinger on February 12, 2018, 07:50:07 PM

ya it my computer I guess going to try a windows 7 laptop I have

Title: Re: loadlibrary failed with error 87
Post by: joeaverage on February 12, 2018, 09:29:08 PM

Hi,
laptops are a 'hit and miss' proposition for parallel port use.

I had used for some years a parallel port before buying an ESS, highly recommended, much smoother and very much
less prone to problems and you can use just about any PC you please.

Craig