Show message “Setup requires a 64Bit processor” from InstallShield in basic MSI project

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I am using InstallShield 11 and creating a basic MSI project for a 64 Bit machine.
When I run my setup on a 32 Bit machine, the Windows installer shows a message that
"This installation package is not supported by the processor."
Now the problem is that I want the InstallShield setup to show another message instead:
64bit processor required!

Posted 3-Aug-11 20:45pm

vikky08

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Rakesh Meel · Answer 1 · 2011-09-09T21:39:00

This message is shown automatically by Windows Installer and cannot be customized.

If you really want a custom message, you can try this approach:

create a custom EXE bootstrapper which determines if the target platform is 32-bit or 64-bit
if it's 32-bit show your custom message
if it's 64-bit launch the MSI package

There is no predefined solution, so you would need to write the EXE yourself. Personally, I don't think it's worth it.