> Just a guess, but in seeing that the registry entry is in the Installer > area, I am wondering if in the IS install if these private assembly files > are marked as the KeyPath, which is why they are being recorded here? >
I couldn't say. The WiX version has them marked as keypath also.I'll do what Bob recommended and try decompiling the MSI files to look for clues. This MSDN article <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367758%28VS.85%29.aspx> mentions that region of the registry for private assembles, which has lead me to where I'm at now. :) That article, however, states: If a Windows Installer package installs or advertises assemblies, the installer stores information about those assemblies in the local system registry. Please note that these registry keys are only intended to be used internally by Windows Installer and they should not be relied upon by your application. The content, location, and structure of information stored in these keys is subject to change. Applications should rely upon *MsiProvideAssembly* <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370355%28VS.85%29.aspx> to manage assemblies. So I'm hesitant to just copy the registry keys. It implies that something else is missing. > As far as the crashing is concerned, have you confirmed if your private > assembly files were actually installed? Yes. I've installed both side by side, diffed both directories and files using BeyondCompare <http://scootersoftware.com/>, copied them over each other. I'm fairly confident that the problem isn't the existence of files and/or directories. As another developer said, "It shouldn't be this interesting." *grin* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
