Registry Key HKCU for All Users goes to HKU\\.Default

[MrTom]

I've got an old VB6 app that I am installing with IA7. The app makes use of the VB Settings, which get stored down in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\VB and VBA Program Settings\\xxx

This is the default for old VB apps.

I've copied this key into IA7 throught the Registry UI, and get the following line in my code:

Write Registry Key HKCU\\Software\\VB and VBA Program Settings\\xxx

However if the user selects to install for All Users, the registry entries get put in HKU\\.Default\\Software\\etc...

So two questions from this -

1) Is this correct. I didnt think that HKU\\Default would be the right place to put things as this is only used for local system accounts (so my googling tells me). A better option would be HKLM, although that wouldnt help my old VB app either.

2) How can I force it to HKCU. I know this might not be in keeping with an "All Users" install , but it would work for me in this case so if I can force it I'll be happy. I know I could load a registry file, although might that also go to HKC\\Default?

Or is this all outside of IA, and its just Windows Installer running under a different security context that causes HKCU to equate to HKU\\Default?