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I am trying to search the registry for a specific key (which always exists). I am searching HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall. The full key I am looking for ends in a random GUID, like so: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall{1D3D955D-98EF-4CC4-B142-22F52BF79124}].

On one particular machine, the below code fails to find the key about 3/4 of the time. If I step through the code, it almost always finds it. I don't know what the problem is (timing maybe) or how to fix it. Any insight would be appreciated.

I figured out more of the problem, but still not why. When it fails, $sDisplay is an empty string, even though it is in the right key.

$UninstallString = FindUninstallString($Product)

; Find the Uninstall String in the registry
Func FindUninstallString($sSearch)
$sBase = "HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall"
$iEval = 1

While 1
$sUninst = ""
$sDisplay = ""
$sCurrent = RegEnumKey($sBase, $iEval)
If @error Then ExitLoop
     $sKey = $sBase & "" & $sCurrent
$sDisplay = RegRead($sKey, "DisplayName")

If StringRegExp($sDisplay, ".*" & $sSearch & ".*") Then
$sUninst = RegRead($sKey, "UninstallString")
If $sUninst Then
Return $sUninst
EndIf
EndIf
$iEval += 1
WEnd
EndFunc ;==>FindUninstallString
Edited by robinsiebler
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You state that when it fails $sDisplay is empty. Does that key always have a DisplayName value? I would suggest doing some simple checks first. Put a MsgBox right after you define $sKey, and confirm that this is what you expect it to be. If it is, I would look at some of the other values under that key (DisplayVersion, InstallDate, etc.) and see if you can properly call them out as well.

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I don't know if it is an AutoIt bug or what, but when the program gets to the key containing the value I want it either correctly reads the DisplayName or it shows an empty string for the DisplayName. The same thing happens for any other value under that key. It either works or fails miserably. And it is intermittent. It will work X times, then suddenly fail X times and then just as suddenly start working again.

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What value are you looking to find? Are you sure there's actually a display name value in there?

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I've tried adding sleep statements and even adding the regread more than once, it doesn't make a difference. And yes, the value is always there, I can see it in the registry plain as day. I'm looking for a DisplayName - HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall{Some Random GUID}DisplayName (which should equal "Citrix HDX RealTime Media Engine").

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When I run the script with this line:

$sKey = $sBase & "" & $sCurrent

The $sKey value for all $sCurrent values equals something like this:

HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallAdobe Flash Player ActiveX

Maybe try it without the & "" in there and see if it picks it up better.

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