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NET 4.0 which provides a very clean solution for accessing the 64 bit registry from a 32 bit process. string MseLocation = Files\Microsoft Security Client\msseces.exe" Any assistance in discovering why would be much appreciated.įor the time being I am using the following as a substitute. If (Convert.ToString(productKey.GetValue("DisplayName")) Using (RegistryKey productKey = rk.OpenSubKey(subKey)) String location = (RegistryKey rk = (location))įoreach (string subKey in rk.GetSubKeyNames()) My Method: private static bool DoesMseExist() I'm able to see the keys of other programs in the same directory.

The process that is automating the install is run as administrator.

MSE is 64-bit on 64-bit machines and 32-bit on 32-bit machines (there are two different installers) Hence, the the path in the registry is always: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall.

Some facts to assist those with answering: This code below is written in C#, but the problem may be applicable to other languages as well. At one point I'm checking to see if the machine (Windows 7) has Microsoft Security Essentials installed - if it doesn't then I install the program. So I have this installer script that I wrote that automatically installs several different products on the target machine.