os-windows/8770: Installer tries to install registry key at HKEY_USERS which is invalid

[Sander Goudswaard <go...@bigfoot.com>]

>Number:         8770
>Category:       os-windows
>Synopsis:       Installer tries to install registry key at HKEY_USERS which is invalid
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Nov 16 01:30:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     goudswaard@bigfoot.com
>Release:        2.0.28
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
Windows 2000 SP2
>Description:
When installing for the current user only, the Windows Installer tries to install a registry key at HKEY_USERS\SOFTWARE\Apache. This gives an error message:

Error 1406. Could not write value Installed to key HKEY_USERS\SOFTWARE\Apache Group\Apache\2.0.28. Verify that you have sufficient access to that key, or contact your support personnel.
>How-To-Repeat:
Install Apache for the Current user
>Fix:
Write the key to HKEY_CURRENT_USER instead.
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Re: os-windows/8770: Installer tries to install registry key at HKEY_USERS which is invalid

["William A. Rowe, Jr." <wr...@rowe-clan.net>]

From: "Sander Goudswaard" <go...@bigfoot.com>
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 3:23 AM


> When installing for the current user only, the Windows Installer tries to install a registry key at HKEY_USERS\SOFTWARE\Apache.
This gives an error message:

Would be quite a bit different from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Apache ... I'll
research and correct in the next release.  Thank you for the observation and
details, and participating in the Apache HTTP 2.0 Beta!

Bill