A large number of 64-bit MSI problems

[Jeff Goldschrafe <goldschr@…>]

The 32-bit installer works fine on 64-bit systems, but attempts to install to "C:\Program Files". It should install to "C:\Program Files (x86)".

The 64-bit installer attempts to install to "C:\Program Files (x86)" instead of "C:\Program Files". When attempting to change the install location, the installer puts files in "C:\Program Files (x86)" anyway. I've verified that it does in fact dump 64-bit binaries here.

If the 32-bit installer is run after the 64-bit version is uninstalled, it provides an error saying that the 64-bit version is unsupported on a 32-bit OS. It should be informing the user that the 32-bit version is unsupported on a 64-bit OS, and it should do it all the time, not only after the 32-bit version is removed.

[mickem]

strange... I have tested the 64 bit installer without problems here albeit a while back, I shall check things over again.

As for 32/64 after each other I have not tested.

IN all the 32bit one should not work on 64 (and work on 32) and the 64 bit one should work on 64 and not on 32 (and it should give you errors if you do it the other way around.

Also not that the installer is for AMD64 only (not IA).

MickeM

[anonymous]

I have installed the 64 bit version on my w2003 x64 (dell PE 2850), it runs without any problems but is installed in c:\Program files (x86)\ . I tried to change the path but was still installed in the (x86) folder.

[mickem]

yes, wix does this... I don't understand why... it is a w64 installer so it should not... some day I shall try to figure it out...

MickeM

[mickem]

Should have been fixed in the latest nightly. (and in the upcoming 0.3.6 version)
(if not reopen)
MickeM