Familiarize yourself with http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724072(VS.85).aspx
If you don't want your entry to go in the 32-bit entry then you have to specify Win64="yes" on your component, but this makes / requires your MSI to be supporting 64-bit. 32-bit apps don't need to worry about Wow6432Node; if your scripts are also 32-bit you should have nothing to worry about. -----Original Message----- From: John D. Marinuzzi [mailto:nu...@hypack.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 13:09 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Registry Question... I am using a 64-bit Windows 7 machine. I am installing our software with the following script for the registry: <Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" Name="My Software"> <Component Id="InstallDir_Key" Guid="6F334E6C-DCB7-11DC-AAEA-00059A3C7800"> <RegistryValue Id="InstallDir_Key_Value" Root="HKLM" Key="SOFTWARE\My Company\My Software" Name="InstallDir" Action="write" Type="string" Value="[INSTALLDIR]" /> </Component> </Directory> On the 64 bit machine the registry value is coming back as: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\My Company Why the Wow6432? We have some NSIS scripts to install some files after the fact. I assume it will not be able to find the key if I use: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\My Company For the path in the script. Thanks, John ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
