Exporting HKCU registry entries from a MSI file using Script

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Hello Guys,

Am working on a scenario,
Read all the HKCU Registry keys present in a MSI file, and Exporting them to a any output folder.
MSI File (Windows Installer File, will provide you an example if required for reference)
I tried with many scripts, C#, autoit ... I can go up to reading the HKCU files only.
Not able to export them to a output folder.
help me in doing this successfully, Am hitting my head against wall

Please help me with logic or reference code.

Please Help

Cheers,

Posted 5-Jun-14 9:25am

Mohan Subramani

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ZurdoDev 5-Jun-14 17:02pm

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Manikandan10 · Answer 1 · 2014-06-05T16:49:00

Solution 1

This is not actually a question. You have to mention where you are stuck and what you have tried. Also read this article:
Reading Data from MSI Database[^]

Posted 5-Jun-14 16:49pm

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Mohan Subramani 6-Jun-14 0:08am

Manikandan,

Thanks for your reply

Am reading the HKCU registry hive using the below code,

private void button3_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
FileInfo msiFile = new FileInfo(@"C:\temp\WinInstaller\Sample.msi");
WindowsInstaller.Installer inst = (WindowsInstaller.Installer)new Installer();
Database instDb = inst.OpenDatabase(msiFile.FullName, WindowsInstaller.MsiOpenDatabaseMode.msiOpenDatabaseModeTransact);
WindowsInstaller.View view = instDb.OpenView("SELECT `Registry`.`Key`, `Registry`.`Name`, `Registry`.`Value` FROM `Registry` WHERE `Registry`.`Root`=1 ORDER BY `Registry`.`Root`");
view.Execute(null);

Here, Root value '1' refers to the HKCU registry hive,

Registry (s72) Root (i2) Name (L255) Value (L0)
69ADA5050611 1 PATH C:\Program Files\Sample\

I want to export all the read HKCU registry Key values into a valid .reg file which i can save it on my local drive,
Am lost in which logic i need to follow,