First stab: All the components that use that directory (or any directory under that one) need to be marked as 64-bit (not reset to 32-bit).
-----Original Message----- From: JK E-Lists [mailto:jkli...@ifm-services.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 10:27 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] MSI changing explicit INSTALLLOCATION value I have a 64-bit MSI that I build with WiX. There is a bootstrapper that launches the MSI. It passes a couple of parameters along to control the install. I'm finding, running on 64-bit Windows 7, that MSI is changing the value of INSTALLLOCATION unexpectedly. I explicitly pass in "C:\Program Files\FooCompany\BarProduct" and MSI changes it to "C:\Program Files (x86)\FooCompany\BarProduct" i.e. It's treating it as if it's a 32-bit install instead of a 64-bit install. Here are portions portion of the log file. You can see the command-line parameters here: MSI (s) (80:20) [10:56:08:551]: Command Line: INSTALLLOCATION=C:\Program Files\FooCompany\BarProduct ADDLOCAL=feaInstrumentControl,feaWidgetEvaluator,fea64Bit REBOOTPROMPT=S CURRENTDIRECTORY=C:\Users\rnd\Desktop\install-test CLIENTUILEVEL=2 CLIENTPROCESSID=2388 You can see where MSI logs that it's changing the INSTALLLOCATION property. Action start 10:56:12: CostFinalize. MSI (s) (80:20) [10:56:12:879]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding OutOfDiskSpace property. Its value is '0'. MSI (s) (80:20) [10:56:12:879]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding OutOfNoRbDiskSpace property. Its value is '0'. MSI (s) (80:20) [10:56:12:895]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding PrimaryVolumeSpaceAvailable property. Its value is '0'. MSI (s) (80:20) [10:56:12:895]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding PrimaryVolumeSpaceRequired property. Its value is '0'. MSI (s) (80:20) [10:56:12:895]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding PrimaryVolumeSpaceRemaining property. Its value is '0'. MSI (s) (80:20) [10:56:12:895]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: Patch MSI (s) (80:20) [10:56:12:895]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: Condition MSI (s) (80:20) [10:56:12:895]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding TARGETDIR property. Its value is 'C:\'. MSI (s) (80:20) [10:56:12:895]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding dirFooCompany property. Its value is 'C:\Program Files (x86)\FooCompany\'. MSI (s) (80:20) [10:56:12:895]: WIN64DUALFOLDERS: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\' will substitute 17 characters in 'C:\Program Files\FooCompany\BarProduct\' folder path. (mask argument = 0, the folder pair's iSwapAttrib member = 0). MSI (s) (80:20) [10:56:12:895]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying INSTALLLOCATION property. Its current value is 'C:\Program Files\FooCompany\BarProduct'. Its new value: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\FooCompany\BarProduct\'. How do I make MSI not change INSTALLLOCATION? thx ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;226879339;13503038;l? http://clk.atdmt.com/CRS/go/247765532/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;226879339;13503038;l? http://clk.atdmt.com/CRS/go/247765532/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
