not seeing custom plugins after install on Windows 7 64bit

[quintonmartin]

I just got a new laptop, Windows 7 Enterprise (64bit). I installed InstallAware 9 R2. Ran the license install. Installed two plugins that I use (AxoNet, and mdPLUGINS) that all worked fine. Then I tried to install the 3 custom plugins I wrote. I created a folder at "c:\program files (x86)\InstallAware\InstallAware 9 R2\Plug-Ins\Wisdom". I copied all my files to that folder. I updated the registry as indicated in the help file (copied below). When I look in the registry, the only entries under the [HKLM\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MimarSinan\InstallAware\2.0\Plug-Ins] are the three entries I added. I see the AxoNet and mdPLUGINS in the application, but not in the registry, and I see my entries in the registry, but not in the application. What am I missing?

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MimarSinan\InstallAware\2.0\Plug-Ins]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MimarSinan\InstallAware\2.0\Plug-Ins\Advantage DB Script]
@="\"c:\\Program files (x86)\\InstallAware\\InstallAware 9 R2\\Plug-Ins\\Wisdom\\mADSIDEPlug.dll\""
"Action"="Advantage DB Script"
"Execute"="mADSEXEPlug.dll"
"Script"="Advantage Database Plug-In"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MimarSinan\InstallAware\2.0\Plug-Ins\BDE]
@="\"c:\\Program files (x86)\\InstallAware\\InstallAware 9 R2\\Plug-Ins\\Wisdom\\mBDEIDEPlug.dll\""
"Action"="BDE"
"Execute"="mBDEEXEPlug.dll"
"Script"="BDE"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MimarSinan\InstallAware\2.0\Plug-Ins\Wisdom Product Codes]
@="\"c:\\Program files (x86)\\InstallAware\\InstallAware 9 R2\\Plug-Ins\\Wisdom\\mWisdomRegCodeIDEPlug.dll\""
"Action"="Wisdom Product Codes"
"Execute"="mWisdomRegCodeEXEPlug.dll"
"Script"="Wisdom Registration Code Plug-In"

Thanks for any help.
Quinton Martin

[quintonmartin]

I found that the Registry location for the InstallAware plug-in definitions is different on my new Windows 7 64bit laptop.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\MimarSinan\InstallAware\2.0\Plug-Ins

once I included the WOW6432Node in the registry path, my plug-ins are now visible in the InstallAware IDE.

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REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\MimarSinan\InstallAware\2.0\Plug-Ins\Advantage DB Script]
@="c:\\Program files (x86)\\InstallAware\\InstallAware 9 R2\\Plug-Ins\\Wisdom\\mADSIDEPlug.dll"
"Action"="Advantage DB Script"
"Execute"="mADSEXEPlug.dll"
"Script"="Advantage Database Plug-In"

[mills]

Thanks quintonmartin,

I've noted this on my list of documentation changes to make.