Re: [WiX-users] installer for both platforms(32 bit and 64 bit)

2010-07-07 Thread Pally Sandher
: Re: [WiX-users] installer for both platforms(32 bit and 64 bit) Okie... simple and direct question what is the default value of 'platform' attribute in Package element ? Thanks for all your help. Pally Sandher wrote: > An x86 MSI will install on x86 & x64 platforms. > An x64

Re: [WiX-users] installer for both platforms(32 bit and 64 bit)

2010-07-07 Thread Chris Lord
Short answer.no. But if you just need a single installer, look into using a bootstrapper which can run either your 32-bit or your 64-bit MSI depending on the environment it's being installed into. On 07/07/2010 09:07 AM, Sanjay Rao wrote: > Can we use a single MSI installer on both platfor

Re: [WiX-users] installer for both platforms(32 bit and 64 bit)

2010-07-07 Thread Sanjay Rao
Okie... simple and direct question what is the default value of 'platform' attribute in Package element ? Thanks for all your help. Pally Sandher wrote: > An x86 MSI will install on x86 & x64 platforms. > An x64 MSI will only install on x64 platforms. > You cannot write to x64 locations in an x86

Re: [WiX-users] installer for both platforms(32 bit and 64 bit)

2010-07-07 Thread Pally Sandher
An x86 MSI will install on x86 & x64 platforms. An x64 MSI will only install on x64 platforms. You cannot write to x64 locations in an x86 MSI. Windows Installer simply does not support it & will stop you in your tracks if you even try it. Essentially your question is far too vague for a simple an