Re: [WiX-users] how to extract string from registry entry [P]

+1 for ShellExecute. -Original Message- From: Phil Wilson [mailto:phildgwil...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 09, 2015 11:44 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] how to extract string from registry entry [P] As it says here: http://wixtoolset.org

Re: [WiX-users] how to extract string from registry entry [P]

Classification: Public Why not use: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Apps Paths Chrome.exe and get the default value which is the path and exe name Use Firefox.exe to get its path -Original Message- From: Namrata Kumari [mailto:namrata.kum...@aspiresys.com] Sent:

Re: [WiX-users] how to extract string from registry entry [P]

As it says here: http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/customactions/shellexec.html it's more common to use a shell execute on a URL to launch the default program, if that works in your scenario. --- Phil Wilson On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 5:46 AM, Steven Ogilvie