Installing your program to "Program Files (x86)" isn't about looking good or being grown up. It just means that you have a 32-bit program. There is nothing wrong with that. For example, all of the WiX toolset installs to "Program Files (x86)" as does almost all of Visual Studio. Nothing wrong with that.
Where it is a real problem is when you have 32-bit and 64-bit stuff you want to ship in a single MSI and *need* the 64-bit content to go to the right place on 64-bit platform and be ignored on 32-bit platform. That isn't possible and is a real pain. On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 12:58 AM, Rune Moberg <jjfl...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 12:02 AM, Blair <os...@live.com> wrote: > > If you wish to install your AnyCPU binaries in 64-bit spaces, you need a > > 64-bit MSI (yes, use the -arch switch, that is the correct approach). > > Realize that an MSI marked 64-bit cannot be installed on a 32-bit system, > so > > you will need another MSI for your 32-bit customers. > > ...so, if I want my application to look good on a 64-bit system, > namely reside in the grown-ups' ProgramFilesFolder, then I have to > cough up a pure 64-bit MSI? > > Realistically, I would then take these two (near identical) .msi > files, embedd them in a setup.exe of some kind and launch whichever of > them is appropriate for the customer's system? Thus doubling the size > of my installer just so I can end up in the correct > ProgramFilesFolder? (I'll be installing the exact same files... Oh, > I'll need to register a 64-bit ODBC alias in case the system is > 64-bit) > > It isn't elegant. I hope MS will improve MSI in this respect. > > -- > Rune > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! > Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better > price-free! > Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires > February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
