It seems so wrong to spend so much time trying to get a registry key when the Windows Installer will do it all for you plus handle rollback.
On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Kurt Jensen <kurt.jen...@ophir-spiricon.com>wrote: > Thanks! > > I think the real problem is that the CA is being launched as a 32-bit > process (of course). now that I know the problem I have modified my > application code to first look in the "normal" part of the registry, then > look in Wow6432Node if the key is not found. that way it works on a 32-bit > OS, on a 64-bit OS when the CA runs as a 32-bit process, and will continue > to work if the CA some day starts running as a 64-bit process. > > thanks again for all the stimulation! > > -----Original Message----- > From: i...@roadrunner.com [mailto:i...@roadrunner.com] > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 2:45 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Cc: Kurt Jensen > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Windows 7 Custom Action Registry problem > > Here's one example how to do it with P/Invoke: > http://www.roelvanlisdonk.nl/?p=915 > > ---- Kurt Jensen <kurt.jen...@ophir-spiricon.com> wrote: > > That's it! > > > > So far I cannot find an equivalent in .NET but at least now I can track > down the communication breakdown... > > > > Thanks to all! > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: i...@roadrunner.com [mailto:i...@roadrunner.com] > > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 11:23 AM > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Cc: Kurt Jensen > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Windows 7 Custom Action Registry problem > > > > > also, this solution was developed by another less install oriented > > > programmer for the original vsproj under VS2008. I moved the code > > > as-is over to WiX on a 32-bit install and it worked. now we are > > > adding a 64-bit install. if I change to having Windows Installer do > > > the job then I really am reinventing the wheel from our perspective. > > > > Maybe your keys get redirected? Check > HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Spiricon\Version5. Maybe your values are there. > > If so, you need to add KEY_WOW64_64KEY to RegOpenKey (or whatever the > .NET equivalent is). > > > > ********************************************************************** > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > > the system manager. > > > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > > MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > > > www.clearswift.com > > ************************************************************* > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
