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

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

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Help wrote: With KeyPath=$, TC looks for the key in the registry (binary value "key" in "Software/Ghisler/Total Commander" subkey).
HISTORY.TXT wrote: 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.
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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.
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Re: [TC 10.52] License key in registry not searched in all registry locations

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I agree that it would be better to check both locations under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
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Re: [TC 10.52] License key in registry not searched in all registry locations

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This should be fixed in TC 11 beta, please test it.
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Re: [TC 10.52] License key in registry not searched in all registry locations

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Tested OK using TC 11.00b1.

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

Moved to Fixed bugs.
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