[wpkg-users] LibreOffice 4 and INSTALLLOCATION on Seven x64

[Stefan Pendl]

Am 16.05.2013 10:51, schrieb le dahut:
>>
>> You can also try to install libreoffice interactively, select
>> "C:\Program Files\LibreOffice 4.0", clic "Ok" and back on the previous
>> screen you see that it has automatically switched to "C:\Program Files
>> (x86)\LibreOffice 4.0". Argh !
>>
>> It seems that there is no way to install libreoffice in "C:\Program
>> Files\LibreOffice 4.0", Windows/msiexec forces to install it in
>> "(x86)"...
>>
>> Does someone have more information about that, can confirm this
>> behavior...?
>>
>
>
> Workaround :
>
>      <variable architecture="x86" name="progfiles"
> value="%PROGRAMFILES%" />
>      <variable architecture="x64" name="progfiles"
> value="%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%" />
>      <variable name="INSTALLLOCATION" value="%progfiles%\LibreOffice
> %version%" />
>

This is not a workaround, this is the recommended way.

Only 64-bit applications are supposed to be installed in %ProgramFiles%, 
32-bit applications on 64-bit Windows are supposed to be installed in 
%ProgramFiles(x86)% exclusively.

This has to do with the file system redirection and the change of 
variables for 32-bit applications, see 
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384274%28v=vs.85%29.aspx


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