toonetown
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Question about 32-bit and 64-bit installers

Wed May 16, 2018 3:49 pm

I have a product that I want to ship separate 32-bit and 64-bit MSIs for (I do *not* want to ship a combined 32/64 exe). My question is should the two installers use the same or different values for their UpgradeCode and ProductCode?

I don't want them to be able to *both* be installed on the same machine (in fact, the 64-bit one is *only* installable on 64-bit windows, and the 32-bit one is *only* installable on 32-bit windows).

I'm just unclear if they should be the same or different as far as the codes go (I guess it also extends to the feature and component GUIDs...should they also be different from each other?)

Eusebiu
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Re: Question about 32-bit and 64-bit installers

Thu May 17, 2018 2:52 pm

Hi and welcome to our forums.

Since the two packages are related to the same product, it is recommended to use the same UpgradeCode and ProductCode for them. Please note that in order to manage the easier, you can go in the "Builds" page and add two different builds, one for the 32-bit version and another for the 64-bit version.

For more details you can take a look on the "Multiple Builds Configuration article.

Best regards,
Eusebiu
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toonetown
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Re: Question about 32-bit and 64-bit installers

Thu May 31, 2018 2:42 pm

That worked great! Thank you for the pointers!

Eusebiu
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Re: Question about 32-bit and 64-bit installers

Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:34 am

You're welcome. Glad to help.

Best regards,
Eusebiu
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