You need to decide the bitness of that package and ideally say something explicit in the components and in the Package Platform - nothing is specified, so it's x86 by default. If you want both, you need two separate MSI files.
Phil Wilson On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Phil Wilson <phildgwil...@gmail.com>wrote: > Well it's not a Win64 component, so it's going to WoW6432 in the registry. > Where were you looking? > > Phil Wilson > > > On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Shyam Kannam > <shyam.kan...@hotmail.com>wrote: > >> Hi Blair, >> I just created a new sample just writing two registry keys and a readme >> file. Registry key gets written only if the Root is HKCU - if it is HKLM >> or HKMU installs fine, but no registry key written. >> >> Please let me know what am I missing here. Thanks in advance. >> >> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> >> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> >> <Product Id="*" Name="SetupProject3" Language="1033" >> Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="Fabrikam" >> UpgradeCode="23fed7bc-bd26-4e94-94de-a61c9d7382d5"> >> <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" >> InstallScope="perMachine" /> >> >> <MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of >> [ProductName] is already installed." /> >> <MediaTemplate /> >> >> <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="SetupProject3" >> Level="1"> >> <ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents" /> >> </Feature> >> </Product> >> >> <Fragment> >> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> >> <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> >> <Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" >> Name="SetupProject3" /> >> </Directory> >> </Directory> >> </Fragment> >> >> <Fragment> >> <ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" >> Directory="INSTALLFOLDER"> >> <!-- </Component> --> >> <Component Id="CMPRegistryEntries" >> Guid="069E2626-1217-10D4-6D17-B720D5DFEA7D" > >> <RegistryKey Root="HKLM" Key="Software\Microsoft\TestRegKey" > >> <RegistryValue Name="installed" Value="1" Type="integer" >> KeyPath="no"/> >> <RegistryValue Name="PackageVersion" Value="1.1.10.1" >> Type="string" /> >> </RegistryKey > >> </Component> >> <Component Id="CMPReadMeTXT" >> Guid="299F0B6F-5388-92F8-391F-3133F146CA03"> >> <File Id="FileReadmeTxt" Name="Readme.txt" >> Source="$(var.ProjectDir)\Docs\Readme.txt" KeyPath="yes" /> >> </Component> >> </ComponentGroup> >> </Fragment> >> </Wix> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Blair Murri [mailto:os...@live.com] >> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 1:16 AM >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM >> >> You aren’t providing enough code here to verify a complete repro, and the >> obvious repro from the code you do provide actually does work. >> >> >> Please provide a complete example of a failing case, and please include >> the associated verbose log from that same case. >> >> >> Since attachments tend to be dropped by the remailer, please place those >> files somewhere in the cloud and provide the URL for them here in the mail >> list so we can replicate your exact test case. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -Blair >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Shyam Kannam >> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 12:16 PM >> >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi Phil, >> It's still doesn't work for me. I don't get an elevated prompt but an >> untrusted warning - as the package wasn't signed. >> >> I tried running the installer from an elevated command prompt - but the >> result is the same. I didn't see much of a difference in the verbose log >> as well from HKCU and HKLM Root tests. The component gets installed when >> it is HKCU, but when I keep either HKMU or HKLM, it is totally ignored and >> doesn't write the key to registry. >> >> Do I need to set any property for getting an elevated command prompt? >> Any suggestions would be helpful. >> >> <Property Id="ALLUSERS" Value="1" Admin="yes"/> >> >> <ComponentGroup Id="REGISTRYENTRIES" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER"> >> <Component Id="CMPRegistryEntries" >> Guid="069E2626-1217-10D4-6D17-B720D5DFEA7D" > >> <RegistryKey Root="HKLM" Key="Software\Microsoft\Spectrum" > >> <RegistryValue Name="installed" Value="1" Type="integer" >> KeyPath="no"/> >> <RegistryValue Name="SpectrumPackageVersion" >> Value="$(var.MSIPACKAGEVERSION)" Type="string" /> >> </RegistryKey > >> </Component> >> </ComponentGroup> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Phil Wilson [mailto:phildgwil...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 8:22 AM >> To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM >> >> Yes of course WiX supports writing to HKLM, so where are you at this >> point? >> Using HKMU? HKLM? It just works, and if it doesn't then something is >> going wrong but you're not supplying any extra information to let anyone >> figure out why it's not working. Are you seeing an elevation prompt during >> the install, or otherwise making sure that the install is elevated? Are you >> sure the component is being installed? Have you looked at a verbose log? >> >> Phil Wilson >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 9:42 PM, Nicolás Alvarez >> <nicolas.alva...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >> > Why are you reposting your question after merely 2 hours? This is free >> > volunteer support, have some patience. >> > >> > -- >> > Nicolás >> > >> > 2013/12/17 Shyam Kannam <shyam.kan...@hotmail.com>: >> > > Could someone help me on this? Does WiX allows to write registry >> > entries to HKLM? Even it is mentioned as a per machine scope, it >> > ignores it. >> > > >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: Shyam Kannam [mailto:shyam.kan...@hotmail.com] >> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 1:51 PM >> > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM >> > > >> > > Tried HKMU - but the key is just ignored. Key is not created >> > > neither in >> > HKLM nor in HKCU. This is the same behavior with HKLM. Logs also >> > doesn’t give me any hint on why it is getting ignored. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > Sent from Windows Mail >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > From: Phil Wilson >> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 1:50 PM >> > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > P.S. IMO you don't need HKMU because you should split that >> > > component, >> > but if your HKMU is going into HKCU then you're probably not doing an >> > elevated per machine install. You're probably per user. >> > > >> > > Phil Wilson >> > > >> > > >> > > On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 1:33 PM, Shyam Kannam >> > ><shyam.kan...@hotmail.com >> > >wrote: >> > > >> > >> Thanks Jacob for the response. >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> I still didn’t have success. With the below code, I don’t have any >> > >> warnings. But the key is created only when it is give is ‘HKCU’. >> > >> Both ‘HKLM’ or ‘HKMU’ seems ignored (don’t see the key created >> > >> after installation). Any help on this would be appreciated. All I >> > >> need is to place one registry key under HKLM. >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> <ComponentGroup Id="REGISTRYENTRIES" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER"> >> > >> >> > >> <Component Id="CMPRegistryEntries" >> > >> Guid="069E2626-1217-10D4-6D17-B720D5DFEA7D" > >> > >> >> > >> <RegistryKey Root="HKMU" Key="Software\Microsoft\Spectrum" > >> > >> >> > >> <RegistryValue Name="installed" Value="1" Type="integer" /> >> > >> >> > >> <RegistryValue Name="SpectrumPackageVersion" >> > >> Value="$(var.MSIPACKAGEVERSION)" Type="string" /> >> > >> >> > >> </RegistryKey > >> > >> >> > >> </Component> >> > >> >> > >> </ComponentGroup> >> > >> >> > >> <!-- program menu items --> >> > >> >> > >> <ComponentGroup Id="PROGRAMMENUSHORTCUT" >> > >> Directory="INSTALLFOLDER"> >> > >> >> > >> <Component Id="CMPApplicationStartMenuShortcut" >> > >> Guid="13269471-FC6F-40E6-B7BF-02CDB3395A11" > >> > >> >> > >> <Shortcut Id="UninstallDriver" >> > >> >> > >> Name="!(loc.Uninstall)" >> > >> >> > >> Description="!(loc.UninstallDescription)" >> > >> >> > >> Target="[System64Folder]msiexec.exe" >> > >> >> > >> Arguments="/x [ProductCode]" >> > >> >> > >> Icon="PackageIcon" /> >> > >> >> > >> <RemoveFolder Id="PROGRAMMENUDIR" On="uninstall"/> >> > >> >> > >> </Component> >> > >> >> > >> </ComponentGroup> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> Sent from Windows Mail >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> From: Hoover, Jacob >> > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 1:27 PM >> > >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2007/4/27/how-to-create-an-unins >> > >> tal >> > >> l-shortcut-and-pass-all-the >> > >> >> > >> If it were me... and your install is per-machine, use HKMU and then >> > >> suppress the one invalid ICE message. ( >> > >> http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/ICE57 >> > >> -wi >> > >> th-HKMU-tt5795201.html#a5796717 >> > >> ) >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> But really, why is it a requirement for this RegistryKey be >> > >> associated with the shortcut, which shouldn't have anything to do >> > >> with a service (IE, can't they be two components). >> > >> >> > >> -----Original Message----- >> > >> From: Shyam Kannam [mailto:shyam.kan...@hotmail.com] >> > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 1:23 PM >> > >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> > >> Subject: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM >> > >> >> > >> I’m running into issues to add couple registry keys to HKLM hive. >> > >> This is a requirement for the project to add the key to HKLM as >> > >> they can be accessed from a local system service. HKCU is not >> > >> accessible from a local system service. >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> When I use the code below, I’m getting ICE errors. Tried different >> > >> ways to avoid the error, but unable to see the key under HKLM >> > >> created after installation. I think I’m missing some basic here. >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> error LGHT0204: ICE38: Component CMPApplicationStartMenuShortcut >> > >> installs to user profile. It's KeyPath registry key must fall under >> > HKCU. >> > >> error LGHT0204: ICE43: Component CMPApplicationStartMenuShortcut >> > >> has non-advertised shortcuts. It's KeyPath registry key should fall >> > >> under >> > HKCU. >> > >> error LGHT0204: ICE57: Component 'CMPApplicationStartMenuShortcut' >> > >> has both per-user and per-machine data with a per-machine KeyPath. >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> <!-- program menu items --> >> > >> <ComponentGroup Id="PROGRAMMENUSHORTCUT" Directory="PROGRAMMENUDIR2"> >> > >> <Component Id="CMPApplicationStartMenuShortcut" >> > >> Guid="13269471-FC6F-40E6-B7BF-02CDB3395A11" > >> > >> <Shortcut Id="UninstallDriver" >> > >> Name="!(loc.Uninstall)" >> > >> Description="!(loc.UninstallDescription)" >> > >> Target="[System64Folder]msiexec.exe" >> > >> Arguments="/x [ProductCode]" >> > >> Icon="PackageIcon" /> >> > >> <RegistryValue Root="HKLM" Key="Software\Microsoft\Spectrum" >> > >> Name="SpectrumPackageVersion" Type="string" >> > >> Value="$(var.MSIPACKAGEVERSION)"/> >> > >> <RemoveFolder Id="PROGRAMMENUDIR" On="uninstall"/> >> > >> </Component> >> > >> </ComponentGroup> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > -------- Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your >> > business. 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