How to install WorkflowGen on a 64-bit operating system

Administration Installation
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WorkflowGen version 5.0.39 and later only support 64-bit installations in compatibility mode. As of version 5.3.0 and later, native 64-bit installations are fully supported.

Important: Before proceeding with the installation, MS Script Control (msscript.ocx) and FDF ACX (FDFACX.DLL) MUST be installed and registered in C:\Windows\SysWOW64\. Both can be downloaded here.

To install WorkflowGen on a 64-bit host server in compatibility mode:

  1. Make sure WOW64 is installed on the Windows machine. (It should already be pre-installed.) If WOW64 is installed, then you should have two program folders:

    • DRIVE:\Program Files (for 64-bit)

    • DRIVE:\Program Files (x86) (for 32-bit)

  2. You must enable IIS to run 32-bit applications since WorkflowGen still interferes with 32-bit DLLs such as the Adobe FDF Toolkit and MS Script Control. Please see the Microsoft link below for instructions on how to do this using IIS 6. 

    3. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/55cd5e11-49a9-4158-8b1f-7f2aa4ad2f07.mspx?mfr=true 

  3. For IIS 7, perform the following steps:

    1. Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager

    2. Select the appropriate application pool

    3. Right-click on the application pool and select ‘Advanced Settings’

    4. Locate the Enable 32-Bit Applications property and set the value to True.

  4. Install the .NET Framework 2.0 32-bit if not already installed. If it is already installed, you must register IIS to use the .NET Framework 2.0 32-bit by running the command below:

    C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe -i

    Reference: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/k6h9cz8h(VS.80).aspx 

  5. Restart the Windows machine.

When the above four items are done you need to install the WorkflowGen services in DRIVE:\Program Files (x86).

To install WorkflowGen on a 64-bit host server in native mode:

  1. Make sure WOW64 is installed on the Windows machine. This should already be preinstalled. If WOW64 is installed then you should have two program folders:

    • DRIVE:\Program Files (for 64-bit)

    • DRIVE:\Program Files (x86) (for 32-bit)

  2. Ensure the following:

    • IIS is in 64-bit using .NET framework64 2.0.

    • WorkflowGen services are installed in DRIVE:\Program Files.

    • WebForms MUST use the new WorkflowGen.My.dll (compatible with both 32- and 64-bit, included in \wfgen\bin).

    • A new COM+ Application MUST be created for MS Script Control and FDF ACX.

    • For a new installation in 64-bit with the setup pack, you need to manually create the COM+ applications.

    • For existing clients wishing to migrate to this new 64-bit mode, you need to apply the update pack, change the configuration according to the point #3 above and then manually create the COM+ application.