05, 2009 11:05 AM
To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Read ProductID (PIDKEY) from registry
It appears to be a property set by MSI in a location with a strange GUID. In
brief: I cannot find logic between the application and the place MS
ever, I've still not found how to call a
dll method, passing parameters :-s
-Oorspronkelijk bericht-
Van: Sascha Beaumont [mailto:sascha.beaum...@gmail.com]
Verzonden: donderdag 5 november 2009 0:53
Aan: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Onderwerp: Re: [WiX-user
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Verzonden: dinsdag 3 november 2009 23:42
Aan: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Onderwerp: Re: [WiX-users] Read ProductID (PIDKEY) from registry
It might be set in the registry (isn't everything?) but that seems to be an
implementation detail. AFAIK the correct way to
Assuming that PIDKEY is just a property you're setting, you'll
probably want to set the property to a default value (e.g. DEMO) and
do a RegistrySearch to overwrite it if you can find an existing PIDKEY
in the registry.
Sascha
On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 6:31 AM, Tim Musschoot wrote:
ussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'
Subject: [WiX-users] Read ProductID (PIDKEY) from registry
Hello,
I've found a way of introducing a product serial in the Installer. This key
is set in the registry at the default location (as arranged by MSI). Now I
want to read the key of a p
Hello,
I've found a way of introducing a product serial in the Installer. This key
is set in the registry at the default location (as arranged by MSI). Now I
want to read the key of a previous installation (at upgrade for example)
into the PIDKEY variable of my WIX script (this is not done automat
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