Sounds good, thank you! :-)
> -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Horsley [mailto:richard.hors...@eicltd.com] > Sent: Donnerstag, 25. März 2010 13:26 > 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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