Saturday 15 August 2015

wix - Does the SystemFolder property always transform its value depending on the Windows platform, i.e. x64 or x86? -



wix - Does the SystemFolder property always transform its value depending on the Windows platform, i.e. x64 or x86? -

i trying search driver file in [systemfolder]\drivers\ , used line below

<util:filesearch path="[systemfolder]\drivers\my_driver.sys" result="exists" variable="mydriver" />

the driver file searching installed in c:\windows\system32. so, using systemfolder property work if installing on x64 platform? systemfolder property transform value based on windows platform beingness installed on?

this article should reply question entirely. here's excerpt:

the installer sets property. example, on 32-bit windows value may c:\windows\system32. on 64-bit windows, value may c:\windows\syswow64.

windows wix wix3.8

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