Microsoft KB Archive/279241

= MSI Package Is Listed as Intel and Alpha in Data from the Resultant Set of Policy Wizard =

Article ID: 279241

Article Last Modified on 1/15/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

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This article was previously published under Q279241





SYMPTOMS
When you build an MSI package, if you do not specifically state the architecture as Intel, it is published as both Intel and Alpha, which results in the return of data as Intel and Alpha from the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) Wizard.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because RSoP returns the data that is found in Active Directory. If you view the  attribute of the directory service object for the MSI package, you see the following entry:

computerArchitecture=335557714;1282

Each integer represents a different architecture that is supported by the package. For the first integer, shift it over 24 bits and you get a number &quot;2&quot;, which is PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_ALPHA. If you shift the second integer 24 bits, you get &quot;0&quot;, which is PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB279241

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