64 bit NULLSoft application

ryuthomasDecember 31, 2007 at 2:17 AM#

Is there NSIS 64bit available for download? I need this 64bit version so that it could properly read/write the registry for 64bit installer.

For example,
If you use 32bit NSIS to compile the installer, when you tried to read the registry:
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework"
it will actually read from "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework"

The same will happen when you tried to write the registry to:
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MyCompany"
and it will write to
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\MyCompany".

Thanks for any help.

AndersDecember 31, 2007 at 3:41 AM#

checkout the SetRegView instruction

ryuthomasDecember 31, 2007 at 4:00 AM#

Hi Anders,

It works!!! Thanks for sharing that function.

Just another quick question, do you know how to make the default installer to install the program into "C:\Program Files\" for 64 bit installer instead of "C:\Program Files (x86)\"?

Thanks again for your help 🙂

kichikDecember 31, 2007 at 3:57 PM#

Use $PROGRAMFILES64.

ryuthomasJanuary 1, 2008 at 10:42 PM#

Hi Kichik,

It works!!!
Thank you very much!

Cheers 🙂