Question Visual studio setup project (installer). Problems installing on windows 7 64 bits.

[druidamix]

Hello,

I've created a installer from visual studio 2008. It installs perfectly in windows xp 32b, windows 7 32b. However, if I install it in a windows 7 64 bits, it give me the next problem.

In File System(Installer) I put some binaries in Application Folder and others in System Folder(windows\system32). Well, when I execute the installer, it copies the files from Application Folder correctly. However, the files contained in System folder aren't copied.

Why? Have I have to build the installer as targetplataform x64? The application is compiled as 32bits.

Thank you very much.

 

[liwaste]

yes you will have to change your solution platform to 64 bit

Build -> configuration manager
you will see a dropdown for active solution platform with 'Any CPU' selected change it to x86 and build again .. now the setup should work only for 64 bit processors