You need both 32-bit and 64-bit registry components. However, 32-bit code normally can't access 64-bit registry areas, so the "correct" solution is a separate package for each bit-ness.
-----Original Message----- From: phillip_sid...@dellteam.com [mailto:phillip_sid...@dellteam.com] Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 1:01 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Windows Server 2008 and the registry Ok, so it was writing to the Wow6432Node. So the next question: How can I force a 32bit installer to install registry keys to both the standard and Wow6432Nodes? Thanks. - Phil -----Original Message----- From: Wendell Joost [mailto:wende...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 12:19 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Windows Server 2008 and the registry Are you running on x86 or x64? 32 bit installer will be remapped on x64 OS, If x64, registry entries redirect to Wow6432Node, e.g. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Communicator instead of: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Communicator Wendell On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 9:33 AM, <phillip_sid...@dellteam.com> wrote: > I have an MSI that runs under an administrative account, it successfully > updates the registry on Win2K3 and XP, but when I execute the same MSI > on Windows Server 2008, it makes no changes to the registry. Note the > installer log indicates that the install was completely successful! > > > > Is anyone else have similar issues? > > > > Thanks. > > > > - Phil > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- "Some people come visit Europe and are really let down when they find out it's not like a credit-card commercial; others really get into meeting all the quirky people and careening along narrow mountain roads in rickety cabs driven by suicidal, gap-toothed Carpathians. I guess it's pretty obvious which one you are..." - Justin Crevier, May '01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
