got a problem when trying to create 32bit prefix

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thwwd
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got a problem when trying to create 32bit prefix

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wine cmd.exe /c echo '%AppData%' returned empty string, error message "wine: WINEARCH is set to 'win32' but this is not supported in wow64 mode."
i installed staging version and when trying to create 32bit prefix to install process hacker, i get this error.
how to fix?
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Re: got a problem when trying to create 32bit prefix

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As the message says, the new WoW64 mode does not support 32 bit wineprefixes. You need to install wine built for legacy WoW64 if you really need a 32 bit wineprefix. But have you tried installing your app to a 64 bit wineprefix? New WoW64 should be able to run 32 bit apps in a 64 bit wineprefix.
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