This may be of help http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2005/10/24/windows-installer-on-64- bit-platforms.aspx
-----Original Message----- From: John Aldridge [mailto:j...@jjdash.demon.co.uk] Sent: 23 June 2009 15:36 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] 32 & 64 bit installers from common WiX source? Are there any guidelines for how best to create both a 32 and a 64 bit installer from a single WiX source file? I can use variable substitution to set the Platform attribute and pick up the right versions of the various executable files, but I'm puzzled about how to manage Component GUIDs. Do they need to be different for the 32 & 64 bit installers, and if so does WiX/Votive provide me any tools which can be used to manage this difference? It is possible that both the 32 and 64 bit versions will need to be installed at once, if that matters. A separate but perhaps related question is how to manage a new product version which can be installed side-by-side with the current version. My understanding is that I need to allocate new Component GUIDs, but I'd rather not spend hours with GUIDGEN copy & pasting hundreds of new entries! I guess I could write a utility to process a WiX source file and replace every GUID in it, but is there a better way? Apologies if these questions have been answered before: I thought they might be common problems, but I've done quite a bit of searching and failed to find answers. -- Thank you for any help, John ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Are you an open source citizen? Join us for the Open Source Bridge conference! Portland, OR, June 17-19. Two days of sessions, one day of unconference: $250. Need another reason to go? 24-hour hacker lounge. Register today! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;215844324;13503038;v?http://opensourcebrid ge.org _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL requests and requires that you delete it without acting upon or copying any of its contents, and we further request that you advise us. SDL PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 02675207. Registered address: Globe House, Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DY, UK. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Are you an open source citizen? Join us for the Open Source Bridge conference! Portland, OR, June 17-19. Two days of sessions, one day of unconference: $250. Need another reason to go? 24-hour hacker lounge. Register today! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;215844324;13503038;v?http://opensourcebridge.org _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
