The MSI Help for the RegLocator table states:
"Note that it is not possible to use the RegLocator table to check  
only for the presence of the key. However, you can search for the  
default value of a key and retrieve its value if it is not empty."

-> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Aa371171.aspx


Best regards,
Sebastian Brand

Instyler Software - http://www.instyler.com


On Oct 18, 2007, at 9:22 AM, Nitin Chaudhari wrote:

> Hi,
>
>
>
> I want to check if a Key exists, it may or may not have any values  
> or subkeys in it, so I tried the following
>
>
>
> <RegistrySearch Id="ExcelExistsRegistry" Type="raw" Root="HKLM"  
> Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Excel\">
>
>
>
> I am including the Name attribute since I don’t want to check for  
> anything.. I just want to confirm that the path SOFTWARE\Microsoft 
> \Office\Excel\ exists, how can I do that?
>
>
>
> I tried Name=”(Default)” it does not work
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nitin.
>
>
>
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