[wix-users] "Program file" is replaced by "Program file (x86)" [P]

[Steven Ogilvie]

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Why don't you check for the EXE in app path
Hklm\SOFTWARE\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app paths and look for Winword.exe

This will give you the path to where the exe is

However starting with Office 2010 there is a bitness of Office 32 or 64 bit

So if Office is 64 bit (C:\Program Files) and your MSI is a 32 bit MSI you can't install to C:\Program Files

Steve




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Subject: Re: [wix-users] "Program file" is replaced by "Program file (x86)" [P]

Hi Steve

Please see my description in first message.

Also you can see the description here
https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/5305
I do not know can we send message.

I create installer x86.
And it has the condition. It must check that the user has Microsoft Word 2013.

I use the standard code:
<Property Id="HOSTPATH">
  <RegistrySearch Id="RegSearch_HOSTEXE" Root="HKLM"
Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Word\InstallRoot" Name="Path"
Type="directory">
    <FileSearch Name="WINWORD.EXE" />
  </RegistrySearch>
</Property>
<Condition Message="!(loc.HostConditionMessage)"><![CDATA[Installed OR HOSTPATH]]></Condition>

This condition does not work on Windows x64 with Microsoft Word x86.

I researched the user computer and found that Word x86 is set in "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office15\".
And, accordingly, in key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Word\InstallRo
ot Path value has "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office15\"

I got procmon.exe and checked what was going on.

The install process can try open "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office15\", although it should open "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office15\" folder.

Why does it change from "Program Files" to "Program Files (x86)"?

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Leonid


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Did you build the MSI as 32 bit or 64 bit?
32 bit MSI *cannot* install to C:\program files\ on a 64 bit OS and vice versa a 64 bit MSI cannot install to C:\Program Files (x86) on a 64 bit OS

Steve




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From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Yandex Mail
Sent: May 25, 2016 7:52 AM
To: wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org
Subject: [wix-users] "Program file" is replaced by "Program file (x86)"

Hi

 

WiX version: 3.10.3.2917

Visual Studio version: 2015 Update 2

.NET version: 3.5

 

Our program is installed in Windows 10 x64 with MS Word 2013 x86.

But the base configuration is Windows 8.1 x64 and MS Word 2013 x86. The windows was updated to version 10.

This fact is important because after that Word x86 has location "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office15\". We can see it in the registry:

msi-001

 

Thus, our installer should detect that the user computer has the installed Word 2013 x86.

For this we used the standard scenario:

 

<Property Id="HOSTPATH">

  <RegistrySearch Id="RegSearch_HOSTEXE" Root="HKLM"
Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Word\InstallRoot" Name="Path"
Type="directory">

    <FileSearch Name="WINWORD.EXE" />

  </RegistrySearch>

</Property>

<Condition Message="!(loc.HostConditionMessage)"><![CDATA[Installed OR HOSTPATH]]></Condition>

 

And in result this condition does not pass.

To found the problem I used procmon.exe and found that the installer looks for WINWORD.EXE in another folder:

msi-002

The installer tries to find "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office15\" but the registry contains "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office15\" value.

 

In result the installer can not find WINWORD.EXE file and the condition can not pass.

 

 

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Thanks & Regards

Leonid Maliutin

 

 


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