[TC 10.52] License key in registry not searched in all registry locations

[white]

With KeyPath=$, TC looks for the key in the registry (binary value "key" in "Software/Ghisler/Total Commander" subkey).

21.01.19 Added: Always look in registry for key if no wincmd.key file is found in the supported locations (32/64)

You can add the license key to the registry for all users by adding the key to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE branch. However on a 64-bit system, 64-bit TC only looks in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ghisler\Total Commander" and 32-bit TC only looks in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Ghisler\Total Commander". So you need to add the license twice to the registry if both 64-bit and 32-bit TC are used. I think TC should check both registry locations for the license key.

[petermad]

I only have the key in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Ghisler\Total Commander and if works for both 64 and 32bit TC that way, but of couse for that one user.

[ghisler(Author)]

I agree that it would be better to check both locations under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

[ghisler(Author)]

This should be fixed in TC 11 beta, please test it.

[white]

Tested OK using TC 11.00b1.

Moderator message from: white » 2023-05-04, 00:31 UTC

Moved to Fixed bugs.