WLInstaller doesn't work on 64bit Vista

[Nicholas Hanson]

I'd love to tell you what I think about the new betas... but seeing as the
installer doesn't work I guess I'm not welcome in the testing anymore...
funny I have all the older versions of the apps installed just fine. I
guess it's off to the alternatives for me, don't know why I'd think
Microsoft would support 64bit Vista, it's not like they wrote it or
something.... oh wait...

[Justin Ayers [MS[]

I replied below on this issue. Windows Live Mail as a product does support
64 bit operation. With the move to add Windows Live mail into the "Windows
Live suite" - we are limited in some ways to support what the other apps in
the suite support.

We understand the frustration and concern and we are targeting 64 bit
support on Vista at least in an upcoming release.

The product continues to go through tons of changes - and we expect this to
be one of those not-so-fun-but-hopefully-short-term frustrations.

-justin [ms]

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[Nicholas Hanson]

What in the Live suite doesn't support 64bit windows? I'm running the older
beta of 8.5 Messenger and Live Writer right now on 64bit Vista just fine.
Are there per app installers I can use?

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[Justin Ayers [MS[]

We are hearing the 64 bit feedback across the products that up until just
recently supported it. We are evaluating a very short term fix which would
enable 64 bit...

Stay tuned.

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[Reggie Burnett]

Justin,

I don't know where you work in MS and I'm truly sorry for responding
like this but I just have to call bullsh*t. This is complete and total
crap and the very reason why all my mail reading is done today with
Thunderbird.

I've been a software developer for nearly 20 years now, developed
several installers using Wise, Installshield, inno setup, and wix and
know all about the 32/64 bit issues. The fact that the new installer
doesn't support 64 bit systems is completely idiotic and is indicative
of stupid management because I know for a fact that there is nothing
about what you would use for the installer that would have 64 bit
issues. If you have some element of Windows live that doesn't support
64 bit then disable them during installation but don't prevent the ones
that do work from being installed. I've used live writer since it first
came out and love it. I've tried to use live mail since it came out and
it's a complete piece of crap.

Vista x64 is an important platform and any reasonable project management
would mandate that it be supported by all changes. MS proves again that
some of the development teams simply have no clue what they are doing.

Reggie

[Nicholas Hanson]

I suppose it would be too much to assume that if we have to get a special
modified installer and all for 64bit Vista that we might actually get 64bit
native versions of the apps.

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