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
