Why would the .NET binaries try to load any 32-bit dependent Dlls during installation? As far as I was aware the installer was just copying those Dlls to the proper locations.
I'll try installing via command line. Hopefully that will actually produce some sort of error message. Dan > I've seen this when it's not an installer issue, it's because the .NET > binaries are AnyCpu and consequently run as native 64-bit and can't load > 32-bit dependent Dlls. When this happens during the install custom actions > fail etc. > > You didn't see any kind of error message when the install failed? Anyway, > installing with a command line to produce a log might help. > > Msiexec /I <path to msi> /l*v <path to a log file> > > > Phil Wilson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Vogel [mailto:dvo...@icrcompany.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 4:25 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] installing an application as a pure x86 app on Vista > 64. > > When I run the installer on a 32-bit machine everything works fine. When > I run the installer on a 64-bit it prematurely ends due to some > unspecified error. I need the application to be a purely x86 > application. The app is written in C# and WPF and so should run fine as > 64-bit. However, several dll dependencies are 32-bit. > > What sort of flags or settings do I need to use to get the installer to > work properly in a 64-bit environment, but install the application as > purely x86? Are there some sort of logs that are created when the > installer fails that will let me know why it is prematurely ending? > > Thanks, > -- > > *Dan Vogel* > Software Engineer > iCRco - The Innovative CR Company > P) 310-921-9559 > F) 310-542-7236 > dvo...@icrcompany.com <mailto:dvo...@icrcompany.com> > http://www.icrcompany.com > iCRco logo > This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If > you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in > error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any > unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this > e-mail is strictly forbidden. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 > 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus > on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 > 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus > on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
