Indeed it is a Microsoft Windows constraint. A 32-bit process is not permitted to modify 64-bit resources.
For example, I want to set some ACLs in the C:\Windows\System32 tree. This is a 64-bit location on a 64-bit OS. From a 32-bit custom action, the files in that 64-bit are all but invisible--I can't set ACLs without getting multiple exceptions. Solution, a 64-bit custom action that can "see" those files and set the ACL. A 64-bit process CAN modify a 32-bit one. -- John Merryweather Cooper Senior Software Engineer | Enterprise Service Applications | Continuing Development Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® | Lenexa, KS 66214 | Ext: 431050 |jocoo...@jackhenry.com -----Original Message----- From: Phill Hogland [mailto:phogl...@rimage.com] Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 6:09 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: Writing to 64-bit registry hive from 32-bit msi This is not a wix constraint. msi only allows x64 msi to write to 64 bit areas. It is easy to create bot x86 and x64 msi and then use burn bundle to install either/both packages. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Writing-to-64-bit-registry-hive-from-32-bit-msi-tp7598189p7598190.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
