I don't know why, but when I try to copy a file from my install directory to system32, it fails to do so although it reads as successfully installing in Inno Setup. Here is my code:
[Files]
; specifies what files will be included in the installation
Source: "{src}\..\elt.properties"; DestDir: "C:\elt"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "{src}\..\msvcr120.dll"; DestDir: {sys}; Flags: onlyifdoesntexist;
I also wanted to include my log output as I thought it was strange that the time was so off for the file, I am writing this around 11 am on July 8 2016
[11:49:36.526] -- File entry --
[11:49:36.528] Dest filename: C:\Windows\system32\msvcr120.dll
[11:49:36.529] Time stamp of our file: 2013-10-04 23:58:24.000
[11:49:36.530] Installing the file.
[11:49:36.566] Successfully installed the file.
By default the {sys} (system32) is redirected to {win}\SysWOW64 by the OS for 32-bit applications (like Inno Setup).
If your DLL (or rather the application) is 32-bit, you actually want the redirection. The SysWOW64 is the System32 equivalent for Windows 32-bit emulation on Windows 64-bit. See also Inno Setup install to SysWOW64 in 32Bit mode.
If you do not want the redirection (because your DLL/application is 64-bit), you can override the redirect using the 64bit flag:
Source: "..."; DestDir: "{sys}"; Flags: 64bit
64bit: Causes the
{sys}constant to map to the 64-bit System directory when used in theSourceandDestDirparameters, .... This is the default behavior in a 64-bit mode install.
Or enable 64-bit mode install.
[Setup]
ArchitecturesInstallIn64BitMode=x64 ia64
In 64-bit mode:
- The System32 path returned by the
{sys}constant maps to the 64-bit System directory by default when used in the [Dirs], [Files], [InstallDelete], [Run], [UninstallDelete], and [UninstallRun] sections. This is because Setup/Uninstall temporarily disables WOW64 file system redirection when files/directories are accessed by those sections. Elsewhere, System32 and{sys}map to the 32-bit System directory, as is normal in a 32-bit process.