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

2015-07-16 Thread Nir Bar
You shuold OR it with the KEY_READ
See  Registry Key Security and Access Rights
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms724878(v=vs.85).aspx
  



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

2015-07-16 Thread Phill Hogland
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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Re: [WiX-users] Possible Bug: RegDelete does not work properly with REG_KEY_32BIT on a 64-bit system

2015-07-16 Thread Edwin Castro
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 phogl...@rimage.com 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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Re: [WiX-users] Possible Bug: RegDelete does not work properly with REG_KEY_32BIT on a 64-bit system

2015-07-16 Thread Rob Mensching
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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From: Edwin Castro [mailto:egca...@gmail.com] 
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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 phogl...@rimage.com 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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[WiX-users] Possible Bug: RegDelete does not work properly with REG_KEY_32BIT on a 64-bit system

2015-07-15 Thread Edwin Castro
I was trying to use RegDelete from the dutil library and I noticed my
32-bit key did not get deleted on a 64-bit system. I think the problem is
the following RegOpen call

hr = RegOpen(khRoot, wzSubKey, KEY_READ, hkKey);
if (E_FILENOTFOUND == hr)
{
ExitFunction1(hr = S_OK);
}

Since KEY_WOW64_32KEY is not specified then RegOpen checks the 64-bit hive,
doesn't find the key, and exits RegDelete.

In other words, I think RegDelete only works with REG_KEY_DEFAULT!

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