Re: [WiX-users] Possible Bug: RegDelete does not work properly with REG_KEY_32BIT on a 64-bit system

[Rob M. <ro...@fi...>]

I think this only happens if you indicate to delete registry tree. You can definitely file the bug but this is probably one of those bugs where it won't get fixed until someone actually needs the fix. So don't file the bug expecting it to be fixed by itself. <smile/>
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-----Original Message-----
From: Edwin Castro [mailto:eg...@gm...] 
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 8:18 AM
To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Possible Bug: RegDelete does not work properly with REG_KEY_32BIT on a 64-bit system

I can't use semi-custom-actions for this particular piece of work because I need to call an API to get permission to create, delete, or modify these particular registry keys. I work at a security company where they have implemented additional security features through drivers that disallow normal interactions with certain resources. Otherwise, I would totally use the semi-custom-action approach. I use it right now to add rows to the RemoveFile table depending on whether we're uninstalling for an upgrade or not.

In any case, RegDelete appears broken to me. At a minimum, the bitness should be incorporated into the RegOpen call. Should I file a bug to track?


On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 7:01 AM, Phill Hogland <pho...@ri...> wrote:

> FYI - I just implemented a  semi-custom
> <http://www.joyofsetup.com/2007/07/01/semi-custom-actions/>   action
> using a
> similar implementation as I found in the WixGamingExtension which 
> calls WcaAddTempRecord on the Registry table, to allow MSI to manage 
> my registry change.  The CA code (specifically the registry path) is 
> agnostic to WoW6432Node so that the CA can be built for either Win32 
> or x64 and used in either a x86 or x64 MSI.  I only needed to set 
> Component /@Win64="no" and MSI handles the redirection.
>
> The MSI packages are also built using the InstallerPlatform MSBuild 
> property to set the bitness of the MSI.  For most of the Components I 
> never set Win64, but for this registry key setting Win64="no" was 
> needed to get MSI to redirect the the registry hive.
>
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