[wix-users] Build 64 Bit MSI using WiXToolSet

[Ven H]

Thanks a lot Rob, for the quick response. However, there are some twists in
my case. The MSI is part of a Bootstrap application implemented in WPF
(XAML) using the Bootstrapper libraries. When the MSI is installed via the
Bootstrapper exe, it is adding entries in the 64 bit Registry. But, when I
extract the MSI and run separately, it is adding entries in the 32 bit
Registry. I have a requirement to remove the MSI from the Bootstrapper and
run it separately.

So, I tried rebuilding the WiX project from VS 2019 and added -arch x64 in
the compiler option, it started throwing a lot of ICE80 errors (not
warnings). For example, one is "*ICE80: This package contains 64 bit
component, but the Template Summary Property doesn't contain Intel64 or x64*"
and another one is "*ICE80:This 64BitComponent uses 32BitDirectory <path>*".
Not sure why this is occurring when I add -arch x64 and how it is working
fine from within the Bootstrapper exe. Please help.



On Mon, Dec 6, 2021 at 11:18 PM Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com> wrote:

> Platform= x64 should do it. You should see the -arch switch being set on
> the command-line to candle.exe.
>
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> Subject: [wix-users] Build 64 Bit MSI using WiXToolSet
>
> Hi,
>
> How can I build a 64 Bit MSI using WiXToolSet? I am using Visual Studio
> 2019. I tried setting the Platform to x64 on the project properties, but no
> luck. When I install this MSI, the registry entries are going to 32 bit. I
> don't want to individually assign the bitness on each component. Also, as
> per the WiX documentation, it is not recommended to set the Platform
> property on the Package element. Please help. Also, how can I understand if
> the MSI is 32 bit or 64 bit? Can we identify this from Orca?
>
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