C# .NET - is the wow64 folder in registery

Asked By mostafa hamdy on 28-Dec-10 10:46 AM
Hello all
I have some windows applicaiton built in C# 3.5 and it's write some values in  windows registry , but I get some problem with the win 7 with 64 bits, that the following path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node doesnt exist in t the 32 bit version , what I want to know is is this path in registry exist in the Windows XP and vista 64 bits version ? please if any body knows send me or tell me about some url may help me in knowing that
regards
Mostafa
Peter Bromberg replied to mostafa hamdy on 28-Dec-10 12:25 PM
The Wow6432Node path exists in all 64-bit versions of Windows.
help
Hallo Community, ich w?rde gerne mit meinem Programm (x64) auf einen 32Bit Zweig der Registry zugreifen. Genauer gesagt auf den Schl?ssel Wenn ich mein Programm f?r die Zielplattform f?r die Hilfe. Gr??e Manuel C# - German Discussions Windows 7 (1) Office (1) Registry (1) Local (1) X64 (1) RegistryView (1) PInvoke (1) Zielplattform (1) Hallo Manuel! Nein. Soblad es als x64 l?uft, kannst Du via HKEY_Local_Machine \ Software \ Wow6432Node \ Microsoft \ Office \ 12.0 \ Access \ InstallRoot dierekt darauf zugreifen. Siehe auch "regedit" (x64); der zeigt Gew?hr) mit den richtigen Flags: http: / / stackoverflow.com / questions / 1074411 / how-to-open-a-wow64-registry-key-from-a-64-bit-net-application http: / / www.roelvanlisdonk.nl / ?p = 919 - - Thomas Scheidegger kann, habe ich es letztlich so gemacht, wie Du es hier vorgeschlagen hast. keywords: Auf, Registry, Zugreifen, 64Bit, und, 32Bit description: Hallo Community, ich wrde gerne mit meinem Programm (x64) auf einen 32Bit Zweig der Registry zugreifen. Genauer gesagt auf den Schlssel HKEY_Local_Machin
HKLM "bitbreitenunabhängig" .NET Framework Hi, ich lege ein paar Pfade in der Registry ab. Auf einem 64-Bit BS l?uft meine Anwendung normalerweise mit 64-Bit, aber unter HKLM \ Software abgelegt. Offenbar scheint es aber f?r 32-Bit Apps den Unterkey Wow6432Node zu geben. Deswegen findet sie das Programm nicht. Die abgelegten Pfade sind aber unabh?ngig findet? - - Armin VB.NET - German Discussions HKLM Software (1) NETMaster (1) Bit (1) Application (1) Registry (1) Registry Keys (1) X64 (1) Einstellungen (1) ?Hallo Armin ?ber 'RegistryView Enumeration' kann man festlegen, ob 32 oder 64-Bit Registry ge?ffnet werden soll: http: / / msdn.microsoft.com / en-us / library / microsoft.win32.registrykey.openbasekey Windows-Win32 'eigenm?chtig', MSDN Grundlagen: 32-bit and 64-bit Application Data in the Registry http: / / msdn.microsoft.com / en-us / library / ms724072.aspx Registry Redirector http: / / msdn.microsoft.com / en-us / library / aa384232.aspx Registry Reflection http: / / msdn.microsoft.com / en-us / library / aa384235.aspx Registry Keys Affected by WOW64
a lot of changes in our clients. I tried to search these CLSID in the registry and found that they are existing in both the 64 bits and 32 bits section (under Wow6432Node). I know that Windows copies some registry keys from one section to the other, but I'm not sure in which direction one?). It seems that it may change the way registration informations are stored in the registry. Also, sometimes, we get the "Class is not registered" error. If we register again our version must be registered with the 64-bit version (%windir% \ sytem32). Willy. know and that registry. register They are two different hives - a 32-bit and a 64-bit. You must actually exist as physical entities - 'hives' are the product of a query to the underlying registry store. [Take a peek at the InprocServer32 key sometime.] As they have different names storage dll then Server64.dll and have searched for Server32.dll and Server64.dll in the registry: Server32.dll: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ Wow6432Node \ CLSID \ {2FD8F665-77A0-11D5-BDD1-0050BAAE12A3} \ InprocServer32 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ Wow6432Node \ CLSID \ {2FD8F665-77A0-11D5
but it isn't!! Does anyone have a solution? Regards Marc Win32 DirectX Video Discussions Wow6432Node (1) DirectShow (1) GraphEdit (1) Boekelheide (1) Providenza (1) Dshow (1) Registry (1) Presence (1) If you are installing the 32bit filter that will run under WOW64 then you have to use the WOW64 version of regsvr32. Locate the regsvr32 that is in the WOW64 folder and use that. - - http: / / www.chrisnet.net / code.htm [MS MVP for DirectShow / MediaFoundation work properly. The regsvr32 command says success, but the filter is not available in the registry. Regards Marc Chris P. schrieb: Are you checking the WOW64 sub-branch of the registry? You want the filter to work for your 32-bit applications right? - - http: / / www.chrisnet
Discussions Image (1) Online (1) Hi Nick, Yes, you may config this by using the registry key below: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Wow6432Node \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Image File Execution Options \ yourapp.exe] REG_DWORD "Wow64" = 0x00000001 This however is not the recommended way of doing this. It is preferred that step using corflags.exe. Can you tell me why you would prefer an config file / registry opention? Thanks. Best regards, Jeffrey Tan Microsoft Online Community Support = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Get notification to my posts
into the process space of the client application (64bit). 32bit components are registered to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ WOW64 \ CLSID in a 64bit system while 64bit components are registered to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ CLSID. Because our 64bit client cannot find the component with CLSID or ProgID under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ CLSID registry key, the error 0154(Class not registered) is thrown. To workaround this 32bit versus 64bit the server registration on a 64-bit OS, or you have a problem related to registry virtualization on this OS. What OS version are you running this on? What version of can see several possible points where this could fail. My first candidate would be the registry reflection. The 32 bit service would register under the WOW6432Node. I haven't been able to verify if the 64 CoCreateInstanceEx is smart enough to check that node if it doesn't find the server in the standard registry, or if somehow the 32 bit server gets registered under the standard registry keys, by some OS magic. Anyway if the registry was not kept up to date as the server registers and de-registers itself you
condition, as you have found. Visio 2007 is a 32-bit app, running in the WOW64 environment on a Vista x64 system, and it appears this is one area where the properly: versions) from the system. entries : HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Office \ 12.0 \ Visio HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Wow6432Node \ Microsoft \ Office \ 12.0 \ Visio critical updates, etc. Let me know how that works. FYI condition, as you have found. Visio 2007 is a 32-bit app, running in the WOW64 environment on a Vista x64 system, and it appears this is one area where the by deleting these entries : \ par HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Office \ 12.0 \ Visio \ par HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Wow6432Node \ Microsoft \ Office \ 12.0 \ Visio \ par > Restart the machine \ par > Without launching other apps, install a drawing (unless I happened to open one at some point). Regardless, I cleaned the registry, attempted reinstallation (we have a multiple seat license on our network share), and updated Visio a drawing (unless I happened to open one at some point). Regardless, I cleaned the registry, attempted reinstallation (we have a multiple seat license on our network share), and updated Visio I happened to open one at some \ par point). \ par \ par Regardless, I cleaned the registry, attempted reinstallation (we have a \ par multiple seat license on our network share), and updated as you have found. Visio 2007 is a 32-bit \ par > app, running in the WOW64 environment on a Vista x64 system, and it appears \ par > this is one area where
such as assembly company copyright ) use some global constant from visual studio or OS's registry data. If you want them to reflect your own custom values, you can open the understand where the default values come from in my existing VB2005. The value $registeredorganization$ from registry should be the key in this case. However, the PC I use to evaluate VB2008 think I may skip to provide the value so VB2008 fails to retrieve it from registry. Now my question is shifted to how I can fill value in $registeredorganization$. Thanks again Wong Thanks for your reply James, Yes, I think those values should be maintained in registry, however, so far I haven't found clear documentation on this. I'll consult some the Microsoft on-line document #310441, I found the way to modify company information in registry. I tried to input value in RegisteredOrganization under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion and Wong Thanks for your followup James. That's great. Glad that you've found the registry entry and share the information here. That'll also benifit other members who encounter the microsoft.com / subscriptions / managednewsgroups / default.aspx#notif ications. I noticed that in Vista 64, that registry key alone is not enough. You also have to modify the WOW64 node, which is located here. . . HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Wow6432Node \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion Just modify the
are a bit harder. For instance, it bit us in an installer which did some registry settings stuff, and ended up with Windows-On-Windows issues (http: / / www.thescripts.com / forum to do with that data is pretty hard. For example, if you write to the registry from a 32 bit app, then try to read back the same key in a 64 bit app, you'll get totally different data. This is due to the Wow6432Node, which does some tricky things that you just have to know about. This bit us http: / / www.coversant.com / blogs / cmullins This is the result of the "virtualization" of the registry, done when running "legacy" 32 bit interactive applications under WOW64. 64 bit applications never run virtualized, nor do 32 or 64 bit services and drivers