Re: [WiX-users] Bundle fails on WIN2K machine .exe is not a valid Win32 application
The problem surfaced when I started bundling my MSI packages in order to take advantage of bootstrapping the perquisites like .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, C++ run time libraries. We've been careful to build all of our client adapters in .NET 2.0/VS2008 since WIN2K is still widely used in the retail world - we have a number of customers that have a mix of XPE and WIN2K in a single store... So my WiX 3.6 MSI packages work just fine; it's the WiX 3.6 burn binaries that are embedded into the .EXE that are incapable with WIN2K. At this point I'm just copying both the bundle EXE and the MSI to my customer dropboxes. I'm just glad that I wrote all my custom actions in C# and not C++! Rich - Rich Dingle Accelitec, Inc. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Bundle-fails-on-WIN2K-machine-exe-is-not-a-valid-Win32-application-tp7507520p7521373.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Bundle fails on WIN2K machine .exe is not a valid Win32 application
All, Thanks for clearing that up. In the end not having a WIN2K bundle isn't that big a deal; the .MSI's run flawlessly and that's what counts. So a quick note of appreciation: We've been using WiX for almost three years to deploy/update client API adapters that connect 3rd party POS systems (mainly in grocery) to our Cloud based services. The power and flexibility of the WiX tool set has proved to be a critical component to scaling our solution - deploying thousands of client adapters. In our B2B world it's our ability to integrate with a customer's /existing/ platform that has proved a game changer. As an example, one of MSI packages, using C# Custom Actions, reads the 3rd party values in the registry and .ini files then selects the correct API.DLL to install (currently eight different versions), suppresses UI dialogue if it's self-checkout unit, updates our .NET app config files, and manages the GAC entries, etc. If the customer installs a POS patch then a simple Repair updates the API DLL. One click of script to run the WiX MSI in quiet mode replaces an 10 page/10 minute manual install procedure - InstallSheild package plus system configuration changes. Cheers! Rich - Rich Dingle Accelitec, Inc. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Bundle-fails-on-WIN2K-machine-exe-is-not-a-valid-Win32-application-tp7507520p7514752.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Bundle fails on WIN2K machine .exe is not a valid Win32 application
It sounds like my best option is to simply compile my installers using VS 2008. Is there any reason not to take that approach? Rich - Rich Dingle Accelitec, Inc. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Bundle-fails-on-WIN2K-machine-exe-is-not-a-valid-Win32-application-tp7507520p7509753.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
