OK...the merge module's file is plugin.wxs:
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<Wix xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2003/01/wi'>
<Module Id='NHActPlugin' Guid='B18E84EC-2B44-435c-9EE7-A35DEB1EFF51'
Language='1033' Version='1.0.0.0'>
<Package Id='B18E84EC-2B44-435c-9EE7-A35DEB1EFF51' Description='NH Act
Plugin Merge Module'
Comments='This merge module installs the Act! plugin that
allows the NH Core PIM library
to communicate and retrieve data from
Act! 2005 and Act!
2006'
Manufacturer='NH Software Corporation'
InstallerVersion='200' Compressed='yes' />
<Directory Id='ACTPATH' Name='ActDir'>
<Directory Id='PluginsDir' Name='Plugins'>
<Component Id='Plugin'
Guid='31A99920-6E0A-4e31-B569-180D46439930'>
<File Id='NHPlugindll' Name='NHPlugin.dll' src='NHPlugin.dll'
/>
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Property Id="ACTPATH">
<RegistrySearch Id='ActInstallDir' Type='raw'
Root='HKLM' Key='SOFTWARE\ACT\Install' Name='InstallPath' />
</Property>
</Module>
</Wix>
The tester app looks like:
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<Wix xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2003/01/wi'>
<Product Id='12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012' Name='Test Package'
Language='1033'
Version='1.0.0.0' Manufacturer='Microsoft Corporation'>
<Package Id='12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012'
Description='My first Windows Installer package'
Comments='This is my first attempt at creating a Windows
Installer database'
Manufacturer='Microsoft Corporation' InstallerVersion='200'
Compressed='yes' />
<Media Id='1' Cabinet='product.cab' EmbedCab='yes' />
<Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'>
<Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder' Name='PFiles'>
<Directory Id='MyDir' Name='TestProg' LongName='Test Program'>
<Component Id='MyComponent'
Guid='12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012'>
<File Id='readme' Name='readme.txt' DiskId='1'
src='readme.txt' />
</Component>
<Merge Id='NHActPlugin' Language='1033' src='plugin.msm'
DiskId='1' />
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Feature Id='MyFeature' Title='My 1st Feature' Level='1'>
<ComponentRef Id='MyComponent' />
<MergeRef Id='NHActPlugin' />
</Feature>
</Product>
</Wix>
The registry key that is being searched for is:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ACT\Install and the name of the value is
"InstallPath"
Thanks
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