InstallAnywhere 2020
Windows Server Core supports disabling 32-bit Windows-on-Windows (WOW64) support. As this configuration becomes more popular, you may want to ensure that your 64-bit applications can install without any reliance on 32-bit functionality. To make this possible, InstallAnywhere enables you to build pure 64-bit installers for Windows-based target systems; these installers can be run on 64-bit Windows-based systems that do not have WOW64 functionality as well as those that do have WOW64 functionality. These installers contain 64-bit self-extractors, LaunchAnywheres, and VM packs, as needed. They can install to 64-bit file and registry locations and install 64-bit Windows services as required. Note that these installers cannot be run on 32-bit Windows-based systems.
Important • If you create a pure 64-bit installer, ensure that it includes the necessary 64-bit binaries for your product; 32-bit binaries cannot be loaded on 64-bit target systems without WOW64 support.
Using the Advanced Designer to Configure a Pure 64-Bit Installer
To configure build settings for building a pure 64-bit installer:
| 1. | In the Advanced Designer, on the Build page, click Build Installers. The Build Installers view opens. |
| 2. | Click the Build Configurations tab. |
| 3. | In the Select Build Configuration list, select the build configuration whose build targets you want to configure. |
| 4. | Click the Build Targets subtab. |
| 5. | In the list of build targets, find the built-in Windows_Pure_64_Bit build target. |
If one does not exist, you can add one:
| a. | Click the Add Build Target button. InstallAnywhere adds a new build target row to the Build Targets subtab. |
| b. | In the Platform Type list, select Windows_Pure_64_Bit. |
| 6. | Configure the other settings for the pure 64-bit Windows build target as needed. To learn more, see Build Targets Subtab. |
Using Other Methods for Building a Pure 64-Bit Installer
The command-line build tool build.exe has support for building pure 64-bit installers. To learn more, see Build Command-Line Arguments.
You can configure pure 64-bit settings through the build properties XML file. For details, see Supported Properties in the BuildProperties.xml File.
As an alternative, you can configure pure 64-bit settings through a .properties file. For more information, see Supported Properties in the buildproperties.properties File.
The InstallAnywhere Ant task has support for configuring pure 64-bit installers. For the supported parameters, see InstallAnywhere Ant Task Reference.
See Also
Targeting 32-Bit and 64-Bit Windows-Based Systems
InstallAnywhere 2020 Help LibraryOctober 2019 |
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