ProgramFilesDir in X64 disappeared?

[odyssey5]

Did "ProgramFilesDir" option in unattended setups (winnt.sif) just disappear in X64 ??

I did several trial'n'error always ending up in some error, only when this line is applied in winnt.sif. I understand the concept was changed in X64, since they now want to seperate 64bit and 32bit applications in independent directories - But I guess M$ was in such a rush to pull X64, they didn't think about this option. A look in ref.chm (\support\deploy.cab) showed none results.

I hope somebody has a solution to this problem.

N.B. I could of course just rename the entrys in reg afterward install, but my experience is that this could easily lead to problems!

[dale5605]

It's like this for x64

ProgramFilesDir="d:\Programs"
ProgramFilesDir (x86)="d:\Programs (x86)"

[odyssey5]

It's like this for x64

ProgramFilesDir="d:\Programs"
ProgramFilesDir (x86)="d:\Programs (x86)"

I saw the thread just like you, but only somebody *guesses* it would be like that, nobody has confirmed it, and frankly - when I receive an error using "ProgramFilesDir", I don't think it will work just if I add another line to the winnt.sif!

[dale5605]

Yea it should actually. X64 has two different program files dirs so you HAVE to specify both.

[cluberti]

On a working x64 machine, you should have both a ProgramFilesDir and a ProgramFilesDir (x86) variable. Just type the "set" command to see the directories for each variable.

[odyssey5]

Yea it should actually. X64 has two different program files dirs so you HAVE to specify both.

Well, I gave it a try and guess what: Error in line 20 in winnt.sif!! Line states:

ProgramFilesDir (x86)= "G:\Program Files (x86)"

Nobody still got this working or got a solution?

[cluberti]

Place the following in the [unattended] section of your winnt.sif file:

ProgramFilesDir = "G:\Program Files"
CommonProgramFilesDir = "G:\Program Files\Common Files"
ProgramFilesDir(x86) = "G:\Program Files(x86)"
CommonProgramFilesDir(x86) = "G:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files"

Works great on my x64 CD's. I think yours fails to work due to the space you had between the "ProgramFilesDir" and "(x86)" portions of text - note that the above lines don't have any spaces in the vairables.

Edited December 4, 2005 by cluberti

[Tom Mix]

ProgramFilesDir = "G:\Program Files"
CommonProgramFilesDir = "G:\Program Files\Common Files"
ProgramFilesDir(x86) = "G:\Program Files(x86)"
CommonProgramFilesDir(x86) = "G:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files"

didnt worked for me so far.

i have tried with an w2k3 r2 x64 and im still testing ...

any other tried the above hint?

[benjammin]

probably need to remove the "G:\" and just use the directory name as it will attempt to set it at G: and if you have no G: then error... I could be wrong though

[Tom Mix]

well it worked, kind of...

first i tried to manage having both, x86 and x64, in one folders subfolder like c:\programs\progsx86 and c:\programs\progsx64

this doesnt worked by putting them to something like c:\programsx86 and c:\programsx64 it worked! the folders were created at the setup and a bloody c:\program files (x86)\ folder too

however it was empty and i decided to move it to the trash bin. lets see what happens next...

[Val3r10]

Just FYI, I'm having the same problem when trying using nLite v1.4 beta on a WinXP x64 SP2 installation.

Actually I would rename both progfile paths because of a localized version (italian) I should MUI-patch afterwards.

Unfortunately, nLite only has one "Program files" variable, and even changed to what I would as baseline, it doesn't work.

Always got "C:\Program Files" and "C:\Program Files (x86)"...

I guess I should modify - the way you stated above - the WINNT.SIF later, after the nLite ISO image creation.

I'm trying to do so, but only would notify the nLite bug.

Thank you for the hint

Valerio.

Edited August 14, 2007 by Val3r10

[Quisquose]

Unfortunately, nLite only has one "Program files" variable, and even changed to what I would as baseline, it doesn't work.

Always got "C:\Program Files" and "C:\Program Files (x86)"...

I had the same problem when I was trying XP64 a while ago.

I mentioned it to Nuhi and asked if NLite could have an additional box for specifying x86 path separately. Nuhi said that it was not a bad idea, but that I was the very first person to suggest this.

I made the suggestion to him back in December last year, so I guess not many people requested that particular feature if he has still not added it 10 months later.

[Tom Mix]

u are not alone!

very bad that this task of the programfilesdir x64 is so little asked and researched!

however since the deletition of the c:\program files (x86)\ folder no error occured in my environment so far.