[Bug 35084] Visual Studio 2010 installer fails to install in 64-bit Windows XP WINEPREFIX (claims "Windows XP x64 Service Pack 2 is required")

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http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35084

--- Comment #4 from Anastasius Focht <focht at gmx.net> ---
Hello folks,

a user just showed up in #winehq

--- quote ---
<cyos> i got a problem with installing FireFox23.0.exe.... i become a message
with "Sorry, Firefox cant be installed. This version of Firfox requires
Microsoft Windows XP SP 2 or newer"
<focht> cyos: you're installing in 64-bit prefix right? this is a known bug ...
work around by winecfg -> select another windows version, select 'windows xp',
"ok" = saves data. you can also work around by using 32-bit prefix, e.g.
WINEARCH=win32 ..
<cyos> ah ok it works :) thx
* cyos has quit (Quit: Verlassend)
--- quote ---

I'd like to point out the fix is easy - there is just one missing part (see my
comment #2).
Nowadays many people work with 64-bit prefixes, unaware of the implications.

Regards

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