> it appears that the vm additions for linux installer has some issues on X64
> edition of VS2005R2
>
> even if you manually specify the install path to put it in the "right place"
> C:\program files\microsoft virtual server\virtual machine additions
>
> it still wants to install itself in
>
> c:\program files (x86)\microsoft virtual server\virtual machine additions
>
> ----
>
> changing the install location to something outside program files like
> c:\temp does work as expected
>
> ====
>
> anyway, just a request to please clean up the installer as if its just messy
> to go installing things in the "wrong" place
>
> one would think that for maximum usability the vmadditions for linux would
> be placed in the location already in the search paths alongside the
> vmaddtions for windows
>
> thanks
>
> boogie
>
> p.s. -- how about a feedback area for the vmadditons for linux product under
> the connect site so we can report stuff like this?
>
>
>

> Thanks Boogie,
>
> I will pass this along.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Benjamin Armstrong
> ===============================
> Virtual machine Program Manager
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> You assume all risk for your use.
>
> Boogie Shafer wrote:
>> it appears that the vm additions for linux installer has some issues on
>> X64 edition of VS2005R2
>>
>> even if you manually specify the install path to put it in the "right
>> place"
>> C:\program files\microsoft virtual server\virtual machine additions
>>
>> it still wants to install itself in
>>
>> c:\program files (x86)\microsoft virtual server\virtual machine additions
>>
>> ----
>>
>> changing the install location to something outside program files like
>> c:\temp does work as expected
>>
>> ====
>>
>> anyway, just a request to please clean up the installer as if its just
>> messy to go installing things in the "wrong" place
>>
>> one would think that for maximum usability the vmadditions for linux
>> would be placed in the location already in the search paths alongside the
>> vmaddtions for windows
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> boogie
>>
>> p.s. -- how about a feedback area for the vmadditons for linux product
>> under the connect site so we can report stuff like this?
>>
>>

> Are you running VMAdditionsForLinux.msi marked for x64 or is it marked for
> x86.
>
> What you described is the proper behavior of an MSI marked for x86 but run
> on x64. Which mean the behavior is by-design. x86 apps which use the Shell
> Folders API to locate "%ProgramFiles%" automatically get redirected to
> "%ProgramFiles% (x86)".
>
> However, if you are running a VMAdditionsForLinux.msi marked for x64, and
> it is still installing to "C:\Program Files (x86)", then that would be a
> bug in the installer that we can look at.
>
> Bottom line -- it all depends on whether you ran an MSI marked for x86 or
> x64 on your x64 OS.
>
> --
> //David
> IIS
> http://blogs.msdn.com/David.Wang
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> //
>
> "Ben Armstrong [MSFT]" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:ON$$(email address - cut out)...
>> Thanks Boogie,
>>
>> I will pass this along.
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Benjamin Armstrong
>> ===============================
>> Virtual machine Program Manager
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> You assume all risk for your use.
>>
>> Boogie Shafer wrote:
>>> it appears that the vm additions for linux installer has some issues on
>>> X64 edition of VS2005R2
>>>
>>> even if you manually specify the install path to put it in the "right
>>> place"
>>> C:\program files\microsoft virtual server\virtual machine additions
>>>
>>> it still wants to install itself in
>>>
>>> c:\program files (x86)\microsoft virtual server\virtual machine
>>> additions
>>>
>>> ----
>>>
>>> changing the install location to something outside program files like
>>> c:\temp does work as expected
>>>
>>> ====
>>>
>>> anyway, just a request to please clean up the installer as if its just
>>> messy to go installing things in the "wrong" place
>>>
>>> one would think that for maximum usability the vmadditions for linux
>>> would be placed in the location already in the search paths alongside
>>> the vmaddtions for windows
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> boogie
>>>
>>> p.s. -- how about a feedback area for the vmadditons for linux product
>>> under the connect site so we can report stuff like this?
>>>
>>>
>