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I have a Windows service installed via WiX built .msi. I am trying to install the service as 64 bit, but am failing miserably for some reason.

Actual .wixproj file has the needed build attributes:

  • <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">x64</Platform>
  • <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x64' ">

The .wxs file has the necessary information:

  • <Package ... Platform = x64 />
  • installs into the Program Files folder
  • all my Component elements have Win64=yes

The project containing the service .exe builds as AnyCPU

The environment (Windows Server '08 R2) is 64 bit.

The actual build, of both the .exe and the .wixproj both go fine.

The install goes fine.

But when I go to view the actual service via Task Manager it is tagged with *32. Is there something that I am missing here that is preventing my application from installing as a 64 bit process/causing it to install as 32 bit?

bcwiniger
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This is not because of WiX. This is because you built the program as AnyCPU. See this answer for more details.

Build platform target AnyCPU EXE still shows 32bit header in 64bit machine

Jordan
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