parrotsoftware2000
Posts: 10
Joined: Tue Apr 16, 2013 6:55 pm

Problem with windows 7 professional 32bit

Tue May 07, 2013 6:02 pm

I created a 32 bit installer that uses SqlServerCe 3.5 (32 bit version). The install works perfectly on Windows 7 Home and Windows 8. When I try to install it on Windows 7 Professional 32 bit I get the following warning: "WARNING - On a 64-bit Comuter, install both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 MSI files. Existing SQL Server Compact 3.5 applications will fail if only the 32-bit version is installed on the 64-bit computer. Developers should chain both the 32-bit and the 64-bit MSI files with their applications and install both of them on the 64-bit computer. See install.txt file for more information. Click "Yes" to continue."

Yet I am installing on a 32bit computer. Then I get the following warning: Warning 4154.SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 prerequisite was not correctly installed.

and then the program does not run. Not sure why Advanced Installer thinks my 32bit version of Windows is 64 bit.

Dan
Posts: 4513
Joined: Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:51 pm

Re: Problem with windows 7 professional 32bit

Wed May 08, 2013 7:42 am

Hello,

This message “ WARNING - On a 64-bit Comuter, install both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 MSI files [...] ” is not from the Advanced Installer. It is a message from your prerequisite package.

You should install only the prerequisite package as a normal installation and create a verbose log to investigate where the issue appears.

The 4154 Warning is from the Advanced Installer and appears when the install condtions associated with prerequisite are not valid.

Best regards,
Dan
Dan Ghiorghita - Advanced Installer Team
Follow us: Twitter - Facebook - YouTube

parrotsoftware2000
Posts: 10
Joined: Tue Apr 16, 2013 6:55 pm

Re: Problem with windows 7 professional 32bit

Wed May 08, 2013 2:15 pm

Thank you for the information. I found this link that might be useful for people who want to include sqlServerCe in their installs.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library ... 80%29.aspx

Return to “Building Installers”