32 bit (x86) installers can indeed write to wow6432nodes and do so by by default.
Specify the key you wish to write to and omit Wow6432Node as they will be redirected there automatically. http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/write_a_registry_entry.htm Its also worth noting that Microsoft say it is bad form to actually write to HKCR directly (its behaviour depends on the environment) so for per machine installs you should install to HKLM\Software\Classes and HKCU\Software\Classes for per user installs. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724475(VS.85).aspx -----Original Message----- From: Wang, Miaohsi [mailto:miaohsi.w...@invensys.com] Sent: 30 June 2011 16:35 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Can an x86 msi create a registry key under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node on x64 systems? Dear All, I have an x86 installer which needs to create a registry key under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node on 64-bit machines. I created a component to do the task. The component installs fine but does not create the key on x64 systems. Is there a way to accomplish this with WiX? Your help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot, Miaohsi *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at 3rd Floor, 40 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7AW (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to http://www.invensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=77&nav_id=80&prev_id=77. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 3155 1200 or e-mail recept...@invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - All of the data generated in your IT infrastructure is seriously valuable. Why? It contains a definitive record of application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2d-c2 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL requests and requires that you delete it without acting upon or copying any of its contents, and we further request that you advise us. SDL PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 02675207. Registered address: Globe House, Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DY, UK. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All of the data generated in your IT infrastructure is seriously valuable. Why? It contains a definitive record of application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2d-c2 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
