Select Installation Platforms
The Select Installation Platforms dialog box appears in a number of situations where you need to select one or more Windows platforms, in particular for components and packages. It allows you to specify the desired subset.
- For components, this determines if the component will be installed on the platform and is tested at installation time.
- For packages, this determines which components will be included: only components that have a non-empty intersection of their platforms with the package's platforms are included in the installer (and are then subject to further platform checks during installation).
Notes
- This selection is independent of the target systems requirements check on the Requirements page; that check takes place prior to installation. The Select Installation Platforms selection determines which installation objects are included in the installer or which are installed on a given platform, depending on the context.
- The check boxes have an indeterminate state that indicates one or more of the following:
- Multiple underlying objects are selected and differ in their platform selections; or
- The platform settings is a "don't care" option that is not propagated to the underlying objects.
Dialog fields and options
This dialog box contains the following fields and options.
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows 8 Windows Server 2012 Windows 8.1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows 10/11 Windows Server 2016-2022 |
Check the corresponding 32-bit, x64 and IA64 boxes as appropriate to include the corresponding Windows version and target CPU, or clear them to omit that version. Note: The processor choice refers to the Windows edition that is installed on the target system, not to processor per se. For example, if a 32-bit Windows version is installed on a system with an x64 processor, the installer will regard this as a 32-bit system. |
| Toggle all | Click this button to toggle all boxes in the corresponding column (32-bit, x64 and IA64) on or off. This makes it easier to select or deselect all 32-bit or 64-bit platforms. |
| Select all | Click this button to check all boxes. |
| Clear all | Click this button the clear all boxes. |