On 23-Jun-13 15:13, Ivo Beltchev wrote:
> I need an installer that can work for both 32-bit and 64-bit OS. Currently I
> build 2 separate MSIs and bundle them together in a bootstrapper EXE. The
> problem is that 90% of the files are common between the two platforms and my
> installer is almost double of what it can be.
Build your packages so that the 32-bit package installs on both x86 and 
x64 OSes and the 64-bit package installs only necessary 64-bit components.

> Another solution I'm looking at is to create 2 MSI files with a shared CAB.
> I can't find any instructions how to create such CAB though. If the 32-bit
> and the 64-bit MSIs produce their own CABs, how do I combine them into one
> file that has no duplicate resources?
Use multiple Media elements to create multiple .cabs.

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