RegRead won't read

[OfficialFX]

Hello everyone, 

just trying to get my little Code working - should be reading an Installation Path out of Registry.

Code looks  like this: 

Global $InstCheck = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\NootNoot\ClientChat", "InstallPath")
If @error Then
    ConsoleWrite(@error)
Else

ConsoleWrite($InstCheck)
EndIf

The error level i'm getting is 1 (Can't open Key). 

Did I Implement it wrong? I'm not that fond of the windows registry.

Registry looks like this:  

https://imgur.com/a/HzXWg

 

Thanks in advance!

FX

[JLogan3o13]

You have verified the Key is present? And if so, is it in the x86 portion of the hive (HKLM) or the x64 (HKLM64)?

You can try #RequireAdmin at the top of your script, but I am going to guess you need HKLM64

Edited December 11, 2017 by JLogan3o13

[Jos]

Are you running the 32 or 64 bits version of AutoIt3?
the 32bit version will open a different software hive, namely: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\NootNoot\ClientChat unless you specify:

RegRead("HKLM64\SOFTWARE\NootNoot\ClientChat", "InstallPath")

Jos

Edit: Close call but just too slow

Edited December 11, 2017 by Jos

[OfficialFX]

Ah okay, I'm not sure about it which one I'm running - currently at work, I'll let you know when I'm at Home - But it should be the 32 Bit Version.

So I just need to use

RegRead("HKLM64\SOFTWARE\NootNoot\ClientChat", "InstallPath")

instead of the Path I used before? (So that it reads that key regardless of 64 Bit or 32 Bit Version?

[OfficialFX]

Okay, thanks  @Jos and @JLogan3o13 - Script is now working with HKLM64. 

And indeed, I've got the 32-bit Version of Autoit installed. 

[Jos]

Key thing here was to understand the issue and  you try the suggestions...  that's why I didn't respond to your initial response as it is easier to simply test.  

Enjoy,
Jos