I'd say it was more than a recommendation. The docs explicitly say that 32-bit packages can contain only 32-bit components, so with any 32-bit components you're pretty well bound to making a package for 32-bit and another for 64-bit.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa367451(v=vs.85).as px Phil -----Original Message----- From: Steven Ogilvie [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 9:39 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] different features to differentProgramFilesFolder... The only difference between the two installers is 3 files... the 3 files are either 32 bit or 64 bit depending on the bit of Outlook seems to be a lot of maintenance for something simple as changing the installdir from programfilesfolder to programfiles64folder for two different features... -----Original Message----- From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: October-03-12 12:30 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] different features to differentProgramFilesFolder... The usual recommendation is to create separate installers for 32 and 64 bit. -----Original Message----- From: StevenOgilvie [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 03 October 2012 17:15 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WiX-users] different features to differentProgramFilesFolder... I really need some help in this please... I have 1 feature being installed to programfiles64folder (it depends whether or not it gets installed to programfilesfolder or programfiles64folder) and another feature to programfilesfolder I haven't been able to accomplish this... thanks, Steve -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/different-feat u res-to-different-ProgramFilesFolder-tp7581021p7581055.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list [email protected] 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
