Hi,
This link might help you get to the bottom of your problem
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...us/sysinfo/bas
e/hkey_classes_root_key.asp
"Robm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:A9lxc.27485$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am using Visual Studio Installer, and it doesn't have an ALLUSERS
> property. Registering the controls is not a matter of HKCU or HKLM, they
> have to end up correctly in HKCR.
>
> "Simon Giesemann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:gpcxc.90$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Are you looking at the Current User reg keys or the Local Machine, you
> have
> > not specified in your question.
> >
> > Check the ALLUSERS property within your MSI, you might want to set it to
1
> > to force a per-machine install.
> >
> > "Robm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:LZqwc.140835$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > No, for one of the two controls it only looks OK for the user who
> actually
> > > ran the msi.
> > >
> > > I have found that the only way to get around this is to use self
> > regitration
> > > for the controls. That is against the rules, but it's much better than
> > > asking users to manually register the contriols.
> > >
> > > Rob M
> > >
> > > "Phil Wilson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > This might be something to do with it being a per-user install
instead
> > of
> > > a
> > > > per-system. If each user logs on and looks in
> > HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID
> > > > does everything show up properly?
> > > > --
> > > > Phil Wilson [MVP Windows Installer]
> > > > ----
> > > > "Robm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > > news:X60wc.116136$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > Here's a crazy problem that I woukd appreciate help with. I use
> Visual
> > > > > Studio Installer to create an msi file. Two of the components to
be
> > > > > installed are mfc based activex controls generated using Visual
> Studio
> > > C++
> > > > 6
> > > > > Activex Controlwizard. They were both created in the same way,
using
> > the
> > > > > wizard. Both of them have the same DllRegisterServer and
> > > > DllUnRegisterServer
> > > > > functions. When the msi file is run, both controls register
properly
> > for
> > > > the
> > > > > user that ran the msi, but for another user, only one of the two
> > > registers
> > > > > properly.
> > > > >
> > > > > Before the install I make sure that there are no entries for
either
> > > > control
> > > > > in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT for either user. After the installation, for
> the
> > > > first
> > > > > user there is an entry for each control, including the proper
CLSID
> > and
> > > a
> > > > > value Insertable.For the second user, one of the controls has the
> > entry
> > > as
> > > > > well, including the Insertable value, but without a CLSID value,
> while
> > > the
> > > > > other correctly has the CLSID.
> > > > >
> > > > > How can this be? Any and all help is appreciated!
> > > > >
> > > > > Rob
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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