Installer misdetects XP Pro x64, and crashes at end. (1 Viewer)

[Al_Capone]

Installing RC3 on XP Pro x64 gives this message : "Warning windows 2003 not supported"
then it continues after clinking OK.
later on, it crashes:

"${NAME} has encountered an problem and needs to close"

AppName: mediaportal_0.2.3.0_rc3_setup.exe AppVer: 0.2.3.0 ModName: unknown
ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 03a4c550

attaching what windows would like to send to M$:
it crashes like that each time. (The resulting install seems working fine, so file-copying is probably done)

 

[Al_Capone]

..and the same happens when uninstalling.

- and during a clean installation (even default installation directory removed)

 

[ronilse]

Hi,
Wonder why XP x64 it's detected as Windows 2003, have looked @ the NSIS installer script & which message did you get , was it this one: "MediaPortal is not support on Windows 2003. Use at your own risk"?

Are your windows version NT 5.2?

Regards
Roy

 

[Al_Capone]

yes, and ver returns, "... [Version 5.2.3790]"

 

[ronilse]

Hi,
Yeah the problem it's that MS has same build number(5.2) of XP Pro x64, Windows 2003 & Windows Home Server.
This problem it's fixed in installer but will not be in before final or next RC release.

Regards
Roy

 

[Al_Capone]

could the later crash be related to this simple thing ?
the installer both installs, and uninstalls, as far I can see, just fine, but it crashes at end of each operation (install and uninstall)

 

[ronilse]

Hi,
Dunno, will contact you if you're interested of course when we start testing final release, so you can test.
Actually this could be a problem with uninstall.exe, have some errors regarding that one in my event log on vista x64, will check that further to see if it's anything know problem around.

Regards
Roy

 

[Al_Capone]

sure, I will help.

 

[RamonS]

I use the RC3 and SVN builds on XP 64bit as well, and yes, the installer detects it as W2k3, but I don't get any crashing.

 

[PCPete]

My (limited) understanding is that XP x64 is basically Windows Server 2003 x64 with the 32-bit XP GUI more-or-less bolted/glued on. I guess that's why MP reports the OS as S2003. Not sure if this is helpful or useful, but I'm looking around for x64 ideas and ways I can help get MP running on XP x64, so...