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Enhanced 64-Bit Application Support
InstallShield 2012 has been enhanced to provide the most comprehensive support for 64-bit installation development.
Windows 7 adoption continues and is also driving the adoption of the 64-bit operating system. Gartner predicts that by 2014, 75% of corporate PCs will be running 64-bit version of Windows. Comprehensive support for 64-bit installation development is now mandatory and InstallShield 2012 has been enhanced with the following capabilities:
- The dependency scanners in InstallShield now include support for identifying 64-bit dependencies of the 64-bit files in a project. If you use InstallShield on a 64-bit version of Windows and you use the built-in methods for detecting dependencies, InstallShield can scan for 64-bit dependencies of the 64-bit .NET assemblies in your project.
- Support for settitg permissions for files, folders and registry keys in 64-bit locations.
- A prerequisite that installs the 64-bit version of the Microsoft VTSO 2010 Runtime. You can add this prerequisite to Basic MSI, InstallScript, and InstallScript MSI projects.
Software producers can fully leverage the advances offered by 64-bit operating systems
