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Provide full Personal Gateway functionality for those with 32-bit Windows

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on 18 Jan 2017 01:28:25

Due to the limitations of other business applications that may not have been upgraded or can not be upgraded, many business users are forced to stay with a 32-bit Windows.

By limiting the Personal gateway to only 64-bit, it prevents the use of this feature by those that may be best argue for upgrades to other applications by using Power BI to show the metrics and other data to make the business case for being current.

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Fred on 05 Jul 2020 23:18:09

RE: Provide full Personal Gateway functionality for those with 32-bit Windows

Agreed. If I could work around the 32 bit issue and use 64 bit I would have done so. Software limitations on MRP dataset require 32 bit. Please add 32 bit ODBC connector.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:14:47

RE: Provide full Personal Gateway functionality for those with 32-bit Windows

Yes please. we need a 32 bit gateway. im stuck without it

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:14:24

RE: Provide full Personal Gateway functionality for those with 32-bit Windows

A 32bit data gateway is definitely needed by many companies. Without it, Power BI can not be updated. Please do it, MS.

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Tim Rodman on 05 Jul 2020 23:12:54

RE: Provide full Personal Gateway functionality for those with 32-bit Windows

Personally, I'd be happy just to get the ability to see 32-bit ODBC connections on my 64-bit Windows machine.

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Aleksandr Voronin on 05 Jul 2020 23:12:16

RE: Provide full Personal Gateway functionality for those with 32-bit Windows

This is much needed as big corporations are still on 32-bit Oracle databases

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Vincent on 05 Jul 2020 23:11:01

RE: Provide full Personal Gateway functionality for those with 32-bit Windows

I need to link to an old 32-bit Oracle database, which is the most important data source in my company. Now I have to keep using SSRS reports.
(Gary Oldman voice in The Fifth Element:) DISAPPOINTED!!!!!

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StevenB on 05 Jul 2020 23:09:58

RE: Provide full Personal Gateway functionality for those with 32-bit Windows

Any updates on this? How are we supposed to update datasets without this?

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Brenda on 05 Jul 2020 23:09:25

RE: Provide full Personal Gateway functionality for those with 32-bit Windows

In my organization there are only 32 bits Windows. We really need this feature, please.

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James Bowman on 05 Jul 2020 23:06:23

RE: Provide full Personal Gateway functionality for those with 32-bit Windows

Very frustrating as I need a 32bit office install and have completed migrated from Access over to SQL to help resolve the issue... all up until the point of Auto refresh and now I am back in the same issue. Needs fixing asap please.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:06:23

RE: Provide full Personal Gateway functionality for those with 32-bit Windows

All Pegasus Opera II, Opera 3 and Operations II (there are thousands of installations of these) software packages are currently 32 bit. It will take at least 5 to 10 years I imagine for these all to move to SQL and they need Power BI now!. They can then migrate to SQL simply and still use power BI.