I just tried your suggestion, Brant, at least what I'm supposing you mean.
- I set the Package's Platform='x64' - I extended the <Directory> section to include the ProgramFiles64Folder. The Bin folder buried under there has an Id of BINDIR64. - I created a new <DirectoryRef Id="BINDIR64"> containing a Win64="yes" Component, with the 64-bit dll and RegistryValues, and using [BINDIR64] in the Value. Presumably that should put the 64-bit dll under the Program Files folder and register it correctly, while keeping all the 32-bit components under Program Files (x86). And in fact that does work. But only if the user who's installing accepts the default install path (C:\Program Files (x86)). If they choose a different install path (L:\Foo for example), then the 32-bit stuff goes to L:\Foo but the 64-bit still goes to C:\Program Files. Not what the user intended. Not good form. Nate -----Original Message----- From: Brant Gurganus [mailto:br...@gurganus.name] Sent: Tuesday, 22 September 2009 10:48 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Installing 64-bit shell extension with a 32-bit app What is preventing you from installing it in the 64-bit program files where it is supposed to go? Brant Gurganus http://gurganus.name/brant On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 12:14 PM, Nate Hekman <hek...@geo-slope.com> wrote: > I have a 32-bit application that include a 32-bit shell extension dll > that handles thumbnails and a few other shell extensions. I want to add > a 64-bit version of that same dll to the mix to get the same thumbnails > et al working in 64-bit Windows Explorer. > > > > Can someone tell me (or point me to documentation) what the proper way > is to do this? > > > > Here's what I've been using for the 32-bit dll. The RegistryValue line > with [BINDIR] in the Value is the line that causes me trouble when I get > to 64-bit. > > > > <DirectoryRef Id="BINDIR"> > > <Component Id="GSIShell" > Guid="2EAEEF9B-7385-4d12-811C-68E26FB5E66D"> > > <File Id="GSIShellDLL" Source="$(var.TargetDir)GSI.Shell.dll" > KeyPath="yes" Checksum="yes"/> > > <RegistryKey Root="HKCR" > Key="CLSID\{5D1A01C2-BD6D-45c7-BC8E-C419E2F08B70}" > Action="createAndRemoveOnUninstall"> > > <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="GszIconShlExt Class"/> > > <RegistryKey Key="InprocServer32" > Action="createAndRemoveOnUninstall"> > > <RegistryValue Type="string" > Value="[BINDIR]\gsi.shell.dll"/> > > <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="ThreadingModel" > Value="Apartment"/> > > </RegistryKey> > > </RegistryKey> > > </Component> > > </DirectoryRef> > > > > [BINDIR] is defined earlier in the .wxs file as: > > > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > > <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> > > <Directory Id="COMPANYDIR" Name="MyCompany"> > > <Directory Id="SOFTWAREDIR" Name="MyApplication"> > > <Directory Id="BINDIR" Name="Bin"/> > > </Directory> > > </Directory> > > </Directory> > > > > So on a 64-bit OS that installs the GSI.Shell.dll file into C:\Program > Files (x86)\MyCompany\MyApplication\Bin, and the Registry key > HKCR\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{5D1A01C2-BD6D-45c7-BC8E-C419E2F08B70}\InprocServ > er32's value is "C:\Program Files > (x86)\MyCompany\MyApplication\Bin\gsi.shell.dll". > > > > Then I add the 64-bit dll similarly. The file needs to be placed in the > same bin folder as the 32-bit version, but I want to be editing the > 64-bit portion of the Registry, so I add Win64="yes" to the Component. > > > > <DirectoryRef Id="BINDIR"> > > <Component Id="GSIShell64" > Guid="2EAEEF9B-7385-4d12-811C-68E26FB5E66D" Win64="yes"> > > <File Id="GSIShell64DLL" > Source="$(var.TargetDir)GSI.Shell64.dll" KeyPath="yes" Checksum="yes"/> > > <RegistryKey Root="HKCR" > Key="CLSID\{5D1A01C2-BD6D-45c7-BC8E-C419E2F08B70}" > Action="createAndRemoveOnUninstall"> > > <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="GszIconShlExt64 Class"/> > > <RegistryKey Key="InprocServer32" > Action="createAndRemoveOnUninstall"> > > <RegistryValue Type="string" > Value="[BINDIR]\gsi.shell64.dll"/> > > <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="ThreadingModel" > Value="Apartment"/> > > </RegistryKey> > > </RegistryKey> > > </Component> > > </DirectoryRef> > > > > This gives me an error on the RegistryValue line with [BINDIR] in the > Value: > > > > Error LGHT0204: ICE80: This 64BitCompnent GSIShell64 uses 32BitDirectory > BINDIR. > > > > I've done a lot of googling and most responses are "you shouldn't be > installing 64-bit dlls with a 32-bit app". But that's absolutely not > true, as these dlls are used by the shell, not by my application. There > must be other people with this same problem. What's the solution? > > > > Thanks for any help! > > > > > > Nate > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA > is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your > developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay > ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. 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