Client Management Suite

Hello,

I have a problem with Altiris 6 Software Deliery which is installed on x64 Machines.

When I run a vbscipt on a x64 machine to checks a registry key in HKLM\Software it reads the HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node Key.

Example script:

 Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
 On Error Resume Next
 
 WSHShell.RegRead "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\RebootRequired\"
    If Err.Number<>0 Then
    Err.Clear
    KeyExists=False
    wscript.echo "No reboot is required"
    Else
    KeyExists=True
    wscript.echo "Reboot required"
    End If
 On Error GoTo 0

The sciprt checks if the key "RebootRequired" exist. If I run the scipt by hand it works fine on x86 and x64 machines.

But if I run this scipt with Software Delivery on a x64 system it always tries to read the key in Wow6432.

Same Problem with batch files.

If you run a batch file with SWD to check the Processor Architecture (%Processor_Architecture%) it always gives you back that you have a x86 CPU installed.

For batch files I found an easy workaroud:

:Get Environment
set Registry_Path="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment"
Set Registry_Key=/v "PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE"

FOR /F "tokens=3 delims=     " %%A IN ('REG QUERY %Registry_Path% %Registry_Key% ') DO SET PROCESSOR=%%A

echo %PROCESSOR%

If %PROCESSOR% == AMD64 goto x64
IF %PROCESSOR% == x86   goto x86
exit

:x86
setup_x86.exe
exit

:x64
setup_x64.exe
exit

But now it need to check a registry key, like in the exapmle vbscipt. Is there any solution for that?

Thanks a lot,

You can execute your vbs using the 64bit version of wscript:

if exist "%WINDIR%\sysnative\wscript.exe" "%WINDIR%\sysnative\wscript.exe" <your.vbs>

By the way, there is a new environment variable if you run a 32bit shell in a 64bit WOW environment:

PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86

PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432=AMD64

Thanks for your answer.

Unfortunately I can´t find the folder “sysnative” on my system.

I have

·         C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wscript.exe

·         C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe

If I run the script manually it uses the x64 environment with the system32\wscipt.exe and the x86 environment with the SysWOW64\wscript.exe

It always uses the x86 environment if I run it with SWD.

Its not a real folder. Run

"%WINDIR%\sysnative\wscript.exe" <your.vbs>

on a 64bit OS and it will work.

32-bit applications can access the native system directory by substituting %windir%\Sysnative for %windir%\System32. WOW64 recognizes Sysnative as a special alias used to indicate that the file system should not redirect the access. This mechanism is flexible and easy to use, therefore, it is the recommended mechanism to bypass file system redirection. Note that 64-bit applications cannot use the Sysnative alias as it is a virtual directory not a real one.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384187%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

You didnt even try ;)

Awesome it works. Thanks a lot :-)