Repackaging 64-Bit Applications
AdminStudio 2022 SP1 | 23.01 | Repackager
Edition:The Repackager interface is included with AdminStudio Professional and Enterprise Editions.
Repackager has the capability to repackage both 32-bit and 64-bit applications, as well as hybrid applications (both 32-bit and 64-bit). The Repackaging Wizard remains a 32-bit application, but can be run on both 32‑bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) Windows operating systems. The following table lists the operating systems to use to repackage both 32-bit and 64-bit applications, and the operating systems those repackaged applications will run on.
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Application Type |
Repackage on ... |
Will run on ... |
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64-bit application |
Windows 64-bit OS Note:You can use either the Installation Monitoring or Snapshot method to repackage a 64-bit application on a 64-bit operating system. |
Windows 64-bit OS |
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32-bit application |
Windows 32-bit OS Important:While it is possible to repackage a 32-bit application on a 64-bit OS, it is recommended that you use a 32-bit OS, to avoid inadvertently capturing any 64-bit data. If Repackager captures any 64-bit data, it will flag the package as a 64-bit application, meaning that it will only run on a 64-bit OS. See Excluding 64-Bit Data. |
Windows 64-bit OS or Windows 32‑bit OS |
It is strongly recommended that you repackage 32-bit applications on a 32-bit OS. However, if you choose to repackage a 32-bit application on a 64-bit OS, you need to make sure that you exclude any unnecessary 64-bit data, such as data from a 64-bit Windows Service that could be running or 64-bit files (stored in the System64Folder, ProgramFiles64Folder, or CommonFiles64Folder directories) or 64-bit registry entries (any entries stored in a node other than WOW6432Node).