X64 installer using Won64 node registry

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Published on 2010-06-17T11:02:34Z Indexed on 2010/06/17 11:03 UTC
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I am using InstallShield 2008 premium edition. I created one basicMSI project only to target x64 platforms. I changed summary property to "x64".

But this installer is writing registry entries in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\CompanyName\ProductName" .

I am using both installshield script and vc++ DLL for custom actions.

Why x64 installer is using WOW64 registry ?

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