I realize this is late, but to answer my own question (and for posterity) my code had
InstallerVersion='100' in the product element. Setting it to '200' did the trick. There is apparently no such plastform as 'x64' under 1.00. I got clued in by using Orca->View->Summary Information on the MSI in question, and found that the available platforms were not what I expected. Michael Owings wrote: > I'm actually using V2 for now. The odd bit is the failure when I use x64 > for the platforms attribute; that just seems weird unless it dislikes my > 32-bit helper dll, which seems unlikely. > > Cheers -- m > > Jason Ginchereau wrote: >> 1. Are you using WiX v2 or v3? In v3, I believe the "Platforms" attribute is >> deprecated in favor of "Platform", because an MSI package can only actually >> be set to a single platform. Setting Platform="x64" definitely works on >> Vista x64 -- that's the way we build Wix3_x64.msi. You do NOT need the 64bit >> install of WiX in order to build 64bit MSIs. (You only need Wix3_x64.msi if >> you want to integrate with 64bit MSBuild, which is rarely done for now.) >> >> 2. A 32bit MSI cannot install anything to any 64bit system folders or the >> 64bit registry. As you found, attempting to do so results in a silent >> redirect. Therefore if you must install something to ProgramFiles64 or >> CommonFiles64 etc then you need a 64bit MSI. But then because a 64bit MSI >> cannot install at all on a 32bit OS, you will need to build two separate >> MSIs to cover both platforms. It is an unfortunate limitation in the way MSI >> supports 64bit platforms. >> >> -Jason- >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Martin MacPherson [mailto:mar...@metapixel.co.uk] >> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 9:34 AM >> To: mi...@swampgas.com; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] 64-bit installer questions (simple) >> >> I don't really know anything about 64-bit installations but as far as I can >> see there is a 64-bit version of wix..perhaps that might help? >> http://wix.sourceforge.net/releases/3.0.4603.0/ >> >> 2008/10/17 Michael Owings <mi...@swampgas.com> >> >>> This is certainly more of a Windows Installer question, but here goes: >>> >>> 1) I've noticed that my MSI will not run on a Vista-64 box if I add the >>> Platforms="x64" attribute. The error is something to the effect of : >>> "This installation package could not be opened. Contact the application >>> vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package." The >>> 32-bit version works fine under vista. What might be the cause of this? >>> Do I need a 64-bit version of wix? Should my custom actions dll be build >>> 64-bit? The MSI can be opened with Orca and examined without issues. >>> >>> 2) Really, I don't *have* to have a 64-bit installer, as my install >>> package is mixed anyway. Things basically work perfectly as-is, but I'm >>> seeing a directory which I've given the Id CommonFiles64Folder being >>> transformed to the x86 version of the path. From the log: >>> >>> PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying CommonFiles64Folder property. Its current >>> value is 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\'. Its new value: 'C:\Program >>> Files (x86)\Common Files\'. >>> >>> The component it contains is marked Win64="yes" (it's a 64-bit dll). >>> >>> The MS docs for this property don't lead me to believe that it would >>> change in this manner, but I must be misunderstanding something about 32 >>> versus 64-bit installs. Any hints would be appreciated, although the >>> issue is easy enough to work around. It's just bugging me that I don't >>> understand why this is happening. >>> >>> Thanx -- m >>> >>> -- >>> Teleoperate a roving mobile robot from the web: >>> http://www.swampgas.com/robotics/rover.html >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's >>> challenge >>> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great >>> prizes >>> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world >>> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> WiX-users mailing list >>> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> >> > > -- Teleoperate a roving mobile robot from the web: http://www.swampgas.com/robotics/rover.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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