SB8 Tips and Tricks: Hybrid 32-bit / 64-bit Installation

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-- Hybrid 32-bit / 64-bit Installation

This example demonstrates how to install different versions of a file based
on the Windows Operating System "bitness" (32/64-bit) from the same
setup.exe.

http://www.lindersoft.com/projects/Hybrid3264Demo.zip

There are multiple options available to handle the scenario. We'll use the
"Set Feature State..." script function in this example.

1. Set Installer Type to "Windows 32/64-bit (Hybrid)" in General
Information -> Generator Settings (see Hybrid1.png). If the installer is
running on a 32-bit OS, the installer is running in 32-bit mode (installs to
the 32-bit folders, uses the 32-bit Windows registry, registers 32-bit OCX,
etc.). If the installer is executed on a 64-bit Windows OS, the installer
is running in real 64-bit mode (installs to the 64-bit folders, uses the
64-bit Windows registry, registers 64-bit OCX, etc.).

2. Create two new 32bit and 64bit Features in the "Features" Visualizer.
Disable (uncheck) the "Install By Default" option (see Hybrid2.png).

3. In the "Files and Folders" Visualizer, add your 32-bit specific files to
the 32bit Feature folder tree and the 64-bit specific files to the 64-bit
Feature folder tree (see Hybrid3.png).

4. In the Script Editor, detect the "bitness" of the Windows Operating
System ("Get System Info -> WOW64 Status" script function). If the setup is
running on a x64 operating system, enable the 64-bit Feature ("Set Feature
State" script function). If it is running on a x86 operating system, enable
the 32-bit Feature (see Hybrid4.png).

On Windows 64-bit, the setup installs the 64-bit components and on Windows
32-bit it installs the 32-bit components (see Hybrid5.png and Hybrid6.png).

That's it :-)

--
Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
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