Jesus, I just check my coworkers computers and all of them map %ProgramFiles% to C:\Program Files ... I was wrong... I wonder how this happend!? I can't remember ever changing this system variable... which seems like a very bad idéa..
2010/5/18 Jimmie Eriksson <eriksson.jim...@gmail.com> > %PROGRAMFILES% maps to C:\Program Files (x86) on a 64-bit system. > On my system the variable %ProgramW6432% maps to C:\Program Files. But that > variable ain't existing on a 32-bit system. > > /Jimmie > > 2010/5/16 Kristoffer Danielsson <kristoffer.daniels...@live.se> > > >> What happens if you specify %PROGRAMFILES%? It always maps to C:\Program >> Files. >> >> > Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 19:07:32 +0200 >> > From: eriksson.jim...@gmail.com >> > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] RegistrySearch converts value data >> > >> > Can you explain the StringTools solution? >> > >> > 2010/5/14 Matt Johnson <ma...@timeamerica.com> >> > >> > > Not sure why. I had the same problem. I used the StringTools custom >> > > action from the msiext project to take the " (x86) back out. If >> there's an >> > > easier way, I'd be glad to know. >> > > >> > > BTW - I checked that specific key, and it is indeed just "Program >> Files", >> > > in both the regular x64 root and the wow x86 key - so it's not that >> it's >> > > pulling from the wrong place. >> > > >> > > Perhaps there's a property to set to tell MSI not to do this >> replacement? >> > > >> > > Matt Johnson MCPD, MCTS, MCSD, MCDBA >> > > Director of Application Development >> > > Time America, Inc. >> > > ma...@timeamerica.com | www.timeamerica.com >> > > >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: Jimmie Eriksson [mailto:eriksson.jim...@gmail.com] >> > > Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 7:42 AM >> > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> > > Subject: [WiX-users] RegistrySearch converts value data >> > > >> > > Hi >> > > >> > > Anyone who can tell me why my RegistrySearch converts the value >> contained >> > > in >> > > the registry? >> > > >> > > <Property Id="HELPINSTALLDIR"> >> > > <RegistrySearch Id='HelpInstallRegistry' Type='raw' Root='HKLM' >> > > Key='SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Help\v1.0' Name='AppRoot' /> >> > > </Property> >> > > >> > > The actual value in registry is... >> > > AppRoot = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Help Viewer\v1.0\ >> > > >> > > But according to the log file upon installation C:\Program >> Files\Microsoft >> > > Help Viewer\v1.0\ converts into C:\Program Files *(x86)*\Microsoft >> Help >> > > Viewer\v1.0\ >> > > when using it in a custom action >> > > >> > > <CustomAction Id="SetHELPInstaller" Return="check" Execute="immediate" >> > > Property="HELPInstaller" Value="[HELPINSTALLDIR]HelpLibManager.exe" /> >> > > >> > > from log.. >> > > MSI (s) (08:78) [16:20:59:102]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding HELPInstaller >> > > property. Its value is 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Help >> > > Viewer\v1.0\HelpLibManager.exe' >> > > >> > > The folder on disk: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Help Viewer\v1.0\ >> > > >> > > So this seems like a bug where all strings containing Program Files >> found >> > > in >> > > registry converts to Program Files (x86) >> > > >> > > /Jimmie >> > > >> > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > WiX-users mailing list >> > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> > > >> > > >> > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > WiX-users mailing list >> > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> > > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > WiX-users mailing list >> > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Hotmail i mobilen på 5 sekunder! >> >> http://new.windowslivemobile.msn.com/SE-SE/windows-live-hotmail/default.aspx >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
