Please refer to the following URL: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372855%28VS.85%29.aspx
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-vista/32-bit-and-64-bit-Windows-frequently-asked-questions http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384249%28VS.85%29.aspx Microsoft supports a Emulator on 64 bit platform using which you CAN run the 32-bit application using WoW (i.e. Windows on Windows) on 64 bit platform seamlessly. But it does have exceptions like Windows driver or Antivirus programs which actually interact at filesystem level with the OS. In case your development team is in early stages of development, they should think of providing support for 64 bit platform but in case it's a already developed application they can test with 64 bit if it doesn't falls in the exception category. Same applies to your installer Markus, you may need to refer to Template Summary property which needs to be set to "intel" for this support, refer first URL. Regards Rohit -----Original Message----- From: Pally Sandher [mailto:pally.sand...@iesve.com] Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 6:26 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Beginner's Question: 32 Bit MSI on 64 Bit OS That's a general problem with .NET binaries built for AnyCPU since Windows Installer doesn't have an "AnyCPU" type platform (would be nice if departments within Microsoft were aware of what each other support but I wouldn't hold my breath). Easy solution in that case would be to make x86 & x64 MSI's containing the same binaries (could even use the same CAB for both MSI's) & bootstrap them together so the x86 one only gets installed on x86 machines while the x64 one only gets installed x64 machines. If you don't want to go the bootstrapper route simply giving each MSI appropriate Launch Conditions (something as simple as "Installed AND NOT VersionNT64" would work for x86 and simply remove the NOT for the x64 package) & letting your users figure it out for themselves works. In my experience the number of people with "Network Admin" or similar job titles who pester your support team because they're not clever enough to know which platform their machines are running & don't read the friendly error message telling them they're running the wrong installer means bootstrapping them together & taking the choice out of their hands is a better solution. Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment & IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -----Original Message----- From: Michael Osmond [mailto:mosm...@baytech.com.au] Sent: 25 March 2010 12:36 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Beginner's Question: 32 Bit MSI on 64 Bit OS I found one case where this doesn't work. It seems dotnet apps by default leave it up to the framework to determine if they are 64 or 32 bit. So when you package this as a 32 Bit MSI and install it on a 64 Bit machine the registry settings are redirected to the Wow6432bit node, but when the code reads the registry it is 64 bit and does not do the redirection (unless you actually try to detect this and code around it). Result was a broken app. Would be interested if anyone had a way around this. Michael -----Original Message----- From: Richard Horsley [mailto:richard.hors...@eicltd.com] Sent: Thursday, 25 March 2010 10:26 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Beginner's Question: 32 Bit MSI on 64 Bit OS As I said a bit further back, installing regular x86 MSI's on x64 windows systems works absolutely fine. It will automatically use SysWOW64 instead of system32, Wow6432Node for registry settings and Program Files (x86) for the actual program directory. Unless you specify otherwise, this is the defauly behaviour of the standard x86 variables on x64 machines. Richard -----Original Message----- From: Lodhiya, Harshil [mailto:harshil.lodh...@eclipsys.com] Sent: 25 March 2010 12:12 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Beginner's Question: 32 Bit MSI on 64 Bit OS Karg, If you get a chance to install your x86 msi on 64 bit OS, please share your results with me. It will help me in future. -- H -----Original Message----- From: Pally Sandher [mailto:pally.sand...@iesve.com] Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 5:21 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Beginner's Question: 32 Bit MSI on 64 Bit OS MSI's themselves are built for either x86 or x64 platforms (or Intel64 aka Itanium but they're so rare it's not worth mentioning). Build your MSI for x86 as you normally do & if a user tries to install it on an x64 system msiexec/WoW will take care of it. Ignore everything Harshil says, you don't need an x64 machine to build an x86 MSI which works on both x86 & x64 Windows installations. MSI's & DLL's are separate issues. Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment & IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -----Original Message----- From: Lodhiya, Harshil [mailto:harshil.lodh...@eclipsys.com] Sent: 25 March 2010 11:41 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Beginner's Question: 32 Bit MSI on 64 Bit OS Well it is obvious that msi created on 32-bit machine has no knowledge of 64-bit environment and if u wont to provide support to both 64-bit and 32-bit OS, its required man...sorry.. you can try with it.. -- H -----Original Message----- From: Markus Karg [mailto:k...@quipsy.de] Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 4:59 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Beginner's Question: 32 Bit MSI on 64 Bit OS But that's weird -- it would mean that it is impossible to install a MSI on a 64 Bit machine that was created in times when there was no 64 Bit around already... -- or that all software vendors in the past obtained 64 Bit machines just to create their 32 Bit MSIs THERE!? Can't believe that. > -----Original Message----- > From: Lodhiya, Harshil [mailto:harshil.lodh...@eclipsys.com] > Sent: Donnerstag, 25. März 2010 12:20 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Beginner's Question: 32 Bit MSI on 64 Bit OS > > Well you have to do it on 64-bit machine only then and then only msi > will be fully 64-bit\32-bit compatible. I already encounter this issue > in past and had to get 64-bit OS just to solve this issue. > > > > -- H > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Markus Karg [mailto:k...@quipsy.de] > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 4:46 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Beginner's Question: 32 Bit MSI on 64 Bit OS > > But we do not own a 64 Bit machine, so how to do it on a 32 Bit > machine? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lodhiya, Harshil [mailto:harshil.lodh...@eclipsys.com] > > Sent: Donnerstag, 25. März 2010 12:14 > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Beginner's Question: 32 Bit MSI on 64 Bit > > OS > > > > Just create your MSI on 64-bit machine with the DLLs created as > target > > x86, and it will run on both 32-bit\64-bit machine. 64-bit OS will > > automatically take care of system folder. > > > > > > > > -- H > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Markus Karg [mailto:k...@quipsy.de] > > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 4:41 PM > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: [WiX-users] FW: Beginner's Question: 32 Bit MSI on 64 Bit > > OS > > > > Dear WiX Community, > > > > > > > > we need to write a MSI file that has to install a 32 Bit software. > > It shall correctly install on both, Windows 32 and Windows 64. > > > > > > > > Is it correct to do one setup that always installs into > > SystemFolder, or do we have to take any special care for the Windows > > 64 case? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Markus > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > - > -- > > ------- > > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools > > for yourself. 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