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‎Aug 14, 2010
02:54 PM
64 Bit OS
I have a 32 bit MSI package that works great on 32 bit machines. Now I want to install my app on 64 bit machines. Should the same package work? Does the installer realize the situation and simply install in WOW or do I have to create a new install package for 64 bit OS? If so, can I simply copy the old install and change the template to x64 from Intel? What else do I have to do? Seems like this should be simple.
Thanks for any advice.
Thanks for any advice.
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‎Aug 14, 2010
05:00 PM
Hi,
The same installer will work on the 64-bit machine as a 32-bit installer. You need not make any changes to it. The files will install to the 32-bit locations on a 64-bit machine.
Thanks!
The same installer will work on the 64-bit machine as a 32-bit installer. You need not make any changes to it. The files will install to the 32-bit locations on a 64-bit machine.
Thanks!
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‎Aug 15, 2010
01:50 PM
Thanks. That's what I thought but I'm getting an error on the 64 bit machine. The old "Can't open package....". Now that I know it should work I can look into why it's not.
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‎Aug 15, 2010
02:24 PM
I still can't get the installation to work on the 64 bit machine. The same package installs fine on XP SP3 x86, Vista SP2 x86 and 7 x86. On 7 x64 I get the message: "The installation package could not be opened. Verify that the package exits and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package." Very generic message. Not a lot of help.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
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‎Aug 15, 2010
04:15 PM
Is it possible that your UAC setting is set for tighter security on this machine?
Right click on the setup file and 'Run as administrator'
Right click on the setup file and 'Run as administrator'