Windows 2000 to Windows XP

[anamarta]

Hello!

In Windows 2000 the default Path Variables WindowsFolder is defined to C:\WINNT.

Now, in Windows XP is different. I need change C:\WINNT to C:\Windows.

I have many MSI's that I need change this configuration.

How I can change this configuration path???

Because when I open the MSI in Adminstudio 6 Tools/Editor, in Installation Designer/Media/Path Variables, the Path Variables don't appear.

Can you help me sove this problem?


Thanks

Ana Marta

[The_Lazy_Slug]

Morning Ana

From my experience of moving from Windows 2000 to Windows XP, you do not need to do anything ! 😄

The WindowsFolder directory (and the other sub folders like SystemFolder) get evaluate during the installation to the folder where you installed windows. (80% of my applications were originally repackaged on a Windows 2000 PC and have all worked perfectly on Windows XP)

The only thing you have to watch out for are any 'hard coded' references in your packages. I would suggest using the direct editor and searching for C:\WINNT and replacing that with C:\WINDOWS or the WindowsFolder variable.

Hope this helps

[anamarta]

I think that the MSI that work in Windows 2000 also work in Windows XP.

I still don't test.

But, if this not work, in Direct Table, don't appear the table with Path Variables.
There is other method???Or other way to solve this?


Thanks

[The_Lazy_Slug]

There is no table of Path Variables in the Direct Editor as these are discoved by the MSI installer during installation.

See the following

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/windowsfolder.asp

I would suggest that you search and replace any references to C:\WINNT in the Direct Editor and then test your applications on a XP computer. (Don't worry if you do not find any references in the tables as it should mean that the package has been correctly built using the various path variables.)