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Reputation: 189

WiX bundle RegistrySearch always fails

I am trying to use a registry search in a WiX bundle to detect if the Microsoft Access Database Engine is installed and then conditionally install it based on the result:

<util:RegistrySearch Root="HKLM" Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Access Connectivity Engine" Result="exists" Variable="AccessDbInstalled" />

<PackageGroup Id="AccessDb">
  <ExePackage
      Id="AccessDb14"
      Cache="no"
      Compressed="yes"
      PerMachine="yes"
      Permanent="yes"
      Vital="yes" 
      SourceFile="Prereqs\AccessDatabaseEngine_X64.exe"
      InstallCommand="/quiet /norestart"
      InstallCondition="NOT AccessDbInstalled">
  </ExePackage>
</PackageGroup>

However the log shows the registry search as always failing, even though I can plainly see the key in the registry:

[77E4:51D8][2021-10-14T16:45:11]i000: Registry key not found. Key = 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Access Connectivity Engine'
[77E4:51D8][2021-10-14T16:45:11]i000: Setting numeric variable 'AccessDbInstalled' to value 0

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I have other registry searches that work fine, just not this one?!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 158

Answers (1)

Bob Arnson
Bob Arnson

Reputation: 21886

Add Win64="yes". The search defaults to the 32-bit registry hive. You need to tell Burn you want the 64-bit registry.

Upvotes: 2

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