Regarding the initial question for me WOW64 deployment frequently was a choice where x86 or x64 assemblies are deployed based on VersionNT64 or (Not VersionNT64).
But in daily work I also tend to do the splitting of one solution into 2 MSI packages as in my experience this got frequently needed at later stages of deployment projects. Possible configurations to simplify customeers' life could be: - BootstrapperEXE for chosing x86 or x64 MSI - BootstrapperEXE for applying an x64 MST on a x86 MSI if running on x64 (as described by mistoll) For optimizing disk space possible optimization is: 3 cab files, one with shared files one with x64 and one with x86 files: See e.g. http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/cabbing-for-both-32-64-bit-files-td5797219.html or http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/using-trhe-same-cab-between-two-different-configurations-td5594268.html 2011/5/13 mistoll <unwicht...@mistoll.de>: > As already pointed out MSI does not support mixed x86 and x64 installers. If > you need a x64 installation explicitely, you can > Daniel Madill wrote: >> make a 32-bit and 64-bit installation from the same installer source. But >> that gives you two files. > > In addition to that you can use torch to create a transform file and use a > bootstrapper like burn to call the msi according to OS. > > Here's a fragment to clearify the idea. Please note that the ProductSearch > is required in order to have a correct behavior. > > > <Fragment> > <util:ProductSearch Guid="$(var.ProductCode)" Variable="Installed"/> > <PackageGroup Id="MyPackage"> > <MsiPackage Id="MyPackage_32" > SourceFile="Setup_x86.msi" > Vital="yes" > InstallCondition="Installed OR NOT VersionNT64"/> > <MsiPackage Id="MyPackage_64" > SourceFile="Setup_x86.msi" > Vital="yes" > InstallCondition="Installed OR VersionNT64"> > <MsiProperty Name="TRANSFORMS" Value="Setup_x64.mst" /> > <Payload Name="Setup_x64.mst"/> > </MsiPackage> > </PackageGroup> > </Fragment> > > > > Michael > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/single-msi-for-32-bit-and-64-bit-tp6358749p6360058.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Achieve unprecedented app performance and reliability > What every C/C++ and Fortran developer should know. > Learn how Intel has extended the reach of its next-generation tools > to help boost performance applications - inlcuding clusters. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Achieve unprecedented app performance and reliability What every C/C++ and Fortran developer should know. Learn how Intel has extended the reach of its next-generation tools to help boost performance applications - inlcuding clusters. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
