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Why can't 64-bit Windows Vista install 64-bit Nightly?

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Starting with version 36 of Nightly, I can no longer install the 64-bit version on Windows Vista. The installer says it has to be installed on at least Windows 7 64-bit. Why is that? Windows Vista is a 64-bit operating system.

Starting with version 36 of Nightly, I can no longer install the 64-bit version on Windows Vista. The installer says it has to be installed on at least Windows 7 64-bit. Why is that? Windows Vista is a 64-bit operating system.

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For reading as Bugzilla is not a discussion forum. Not useful comments can create bug/email spam.

Bug 1094013 - Bump the minimum subsystem version to 6.01 on Win64 http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1094013.

Modified by James