[wix-users] installing 64 bit files within a 32 bit MSI

[Steve Ogilvie]

Hi all,


I am asked to look into (researching) installing our product from 2 MSI's (1 32 bit and 1 64 bit) into 1 MSI by using:

Thanks to the msidbComponentAttributes64bit flag, mixing architectures in a single MSI package is technically possible: You mark the package as being 32 bit and set said flag for all 64-bit components. Rather than splitting your setup into multiple packages, you can conveniently combine everything into one.
THis is from this website: "<https://jpassing.com/2009/10/09/mixing-32-and-64-bit-components-in-a-single-msi>https://jpassing.com/2009/10/09/mixing-32-and-64-bit-components-in-a-single-msi/"


Is this really a good idea? installing 64 bit binaries into a 32 bit file system on a 64 bit OS (C:\Program Files (x86)\)


This goes against everything I know about MSI technology...


Cheers,


Steve


ps Merry Christmas everyone :)