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64-bit install

We are going to be starting to use 64-bit Vista machines, but installing MicroStation (and anyother Bentley product) gets installed by default to the Program Files (x86) directory.

Can the install directory be changed to install in the Program Files folder?

I have custom pull down menus in MicroStation that start up InRoads and the such, along with other configuration variables that reference the Program directory, I do not want to have to maintain (2) sets of everything.

There doesn't seem to be anything special with the Program Files folder, is there a reason to have the 32-bit and 64-bit software seperated out?

Thanks

Offline zride91 Wed, Nov 18 2009 8:47 PM

Thank you all VERY much for the replys. I appologize for the delay, forgot to subscribe...

Roy I like your resolution the best, it would seem to keep everything to par for how Windows wants us to keep the software organized and doesn't involve me reinstalling software on any of my 32-bit machines or doing things to complicate things with my IT staff.

It seems easy enough to replace a .cfg file to include the new variables and push it out to all my users through a .bat file upon log-in, but how do you push out a system environment variable to a bunch of systems on a network?

Thank you!

Yeah, Microsoft is not at the top of my favorite people list, between this Vista adaption and the red ring on my XBox...
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Offline Roy Gallier Wed, Nov 18 2009 10:11 PM in reply to zride91

I created a script file with this line:

SET ProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)

I apply it via group policy as a login script for all non-64 bit O.S. machine.

HTH - Roy
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JordanH Wed, Nov 18 2009 10:37 PM in reply to Roy Gallier
I would be wary of moving to 64-bit if you work with any AutoDesk Products as well. I converted and then had to change backwards to enable some object enablers to work. See link: http://communities.bentley.com/Products/MicroStation/MicroStation_V8i/f/19565/t/37695.aspx

Thanks,

Jordan
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Offline SteveMeyer Thu, Nov 19 2009 2:22 PM in reply to JordanH
One thing we have noticed is that any MicroStation apps we have written that communicate with Oracle will not run in the (x86) directory. It is an Oracle issue with the parenthesis in the path name. For that reason, we have gone to install MicroStation in a directory at the root and we do not have any issue with Oracle. This is on 64 bit Windows XP and 64 bit Windows 7. MicroStation XM.
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Offline zride91 Mon, Nov 23 2009 5:02 PM

Thanks again all!

Jordan, yes on the Autodesk side of things I am in the same boat. We have not utilized Autodesk Object enablers in MicroStation yet, but I am having a heck of a time trying to get all of my Autodesk 2008 products going on the new 64-bit machines and getting all the object enablers loaded. For the 2008 releases, it seems Autodesk intentionally made some of their packages uninstallable in a 64-bit environment because it wasn't supported. I've aquired ways to work around installs for all the vertical products, but did get stuck on the MEP object enabler, it's the only one I can not get to work. I will just have to work with proxy graphics till we can deploy 2010.
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