You shouldn't directly access the Wow6432Node, just set up your registry access like a 32 bit program would expect, then mark the component containing those registry items as Is64Bit="No"...
That should set you up. Chris On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 5:13 AM, Ravit Shapira < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adding wix-users. > > From: Jian Yu > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 1:45 AM > To: WiX Working Group > Cc: Sheng Zhao; Ravit Shapira; Binggong Ding; Jian-Chao Wang > Subject: how to use WIX write registry values to both 32 bit and 64 bit > registries in one MSI? > > Hi, everyone. Recently, I met some problems in using WIX. > > We want to install some data file in a folder, and add registry values > which points to this folder in both 32bit and 64 bit registries, so both > 32bit and 64 bit programs can make use of the same data. > > We expected to do this in a single MSI. So in this MSI, I need to write > some registry values to both 32 bit and 64 bit registries in one MSI. I > tried to achieve this goal by using the "Wow6432Node". > > For example,: > <RegistryValue Root="HKLM" Key="SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Acme\Foobar 1.0" > Name="Version" Type="string" Value="3.0" /> > <RegistryValue Root="HKLM" Key="SOFTWARE\Acme\Foobar 1.0" Name="Version" > Type="string" Value="3.0" /> > > However, after running the MSI, only "SOFTWARE\Acme\Foobar 1.0"is rightly > set. Nothing happens in "SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Acme\Foobar 1.0". > > It seems windows installer doesn't permit the 64bit MSI to write registry > values in 32 bit registry. Is there any solution about this problem? This > WIX file is complied in a 64-bit machine. > > Sincerely thanks for your help. > > Best regards. > Jian Yu > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
