[wix-users] 64-bit app shows up twice on Win10, once as 32-bit and once as 64-bit

[Dale Barnard]

Thanks, Joel. I don't see any registry folder for HKLM\WOW6432Node, though I did see one under HKLM\Software\WOW6432Node, but there was no section for my app in there.

I have a suspicion that the bootstrapper always builds a 32-bit exe that installs my 64-bit app, so Revo Uninstaller sees it as 32-bit. I'm not sure why on Windows 10 it also lists the app as 64-bit (two entries for the same install).

Thanks,

Dale

-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Joel Budreau
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 1:28 PM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Subject: Re: [wix-users] 64-bit app shows up twice on Win10, once as 32-bit and once as 64-bit

The windows control panel looks in the following registry locations to determine what programs are installed, I'd check these first:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\... (64bit
installs)
HKLM\WOW6432Node\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\...
(32bit installs)

See if you have two entries on Win10 and only one on Win7.

On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 11:11 AM, Dale Barnard <DBarnard at thorlabs.com>
wrote:

> I have a 64-bit application that seems to work fine, but when using 
> Revo Uninstaller, I noticed the following strange behavior.
>
>
> 1.       On Win10, it shows up twice, once as 32-bit and once as 64-bit.
> It does not install any files to Program Files (x86).
>
> 2.       On Win7, it shows up once, but it's as 32-bit.
>
> In both cases, the 64-bit app works fine.
>
> I'm sure I've done something wrong in my product.wxs or bootstrapper. 
> Any ideas what to look for?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Dale
>
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