Cant target VS2008 setup project to 64 bit - now with video!

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Hi,

Try as I might, I cannot target 64 bit processor with a ms setup project.
subsequently my 64 bit setup wnts to install to the 32 bit locations on a 64 bit machine.

As you can see I cannot select a <new...> menu selection, but it always reverts back to <default> as if to say NO!

On the other hand as shown, if I load my C++ project up I can indeed select the processor type.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fG7RD5E7Ss[^]
Has anyone saw this and do you have a fix for me?

Thanks in advance.
:Ron

Posted 8-Nov-11 9:39am

Ron Anders

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Andrew Brock 8-Nov-11 15:58pm

Take a look at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cd7a85k9.aspx

Ron Anders 8-Nov-11 16:23pm

I have seen that over and over. Thanks. I still cant do what it says:

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In the Properties window, select the TargetPlatform property.
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Choose either Itanium for an Intel Itanium 64-bit platform, or x64 for any other 64-bit platform (such as AMD64 and EM64T instruction sets).

They just arent there and new... is unselectable!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 8-Nov-11 18:54pm

You did not tell us about it in first place. I never saw this option unselectable. I would need to see the project to find out the reason, at least the project file. Can you reproduce the problem, create a brand new project with unselectable target?
--SA

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 8-Nov-11 18:48pm

How many projects are their in the solution? It is just one?
--SA

Ron Anders 8-Nov-11 19:57pm

It does this if I create a new blank project too. over and over btw.
And this particular project does indeed only have one project in it.
I have applied sp1 to it with no change.

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Ron Anders · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-09T07:55:00

Solution 1

Well I solved it by hand editing the vdproj file.
"TargetPlatform" = "3:1" = AMD64 CPU
Thank for all your suggestions.

:Ron

Posted 9-Nov-11 7:55am

Ron Anders

Updated 22-Mar-12 11:28am

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