[NETBEANS-2523] Netbeans 64-bit creates invalid nomodify value in windows registry for years

• Type: Bug
• Status: Reopened
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Labels: pull-request-available
• Assignee: Lars Bruun-Hansen
• Reporter: Joseph Szabo
• Created: 09/May/19 15:11
• Updated: 03/Aug/23 19:29

Description

See https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=251538

Netbeans 64 bit installer creates a 64 bit integer in what is supposed to be a 32 bit dword in the registry, which becomes an invalid value.

 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\nbi-nb-base-8.2.0.0.201609300101]
"NoModify"=hex(4):01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

 

Netbeans prevents powershell from listing registry uninstall keys in windows:

get-itemproperty hklm:\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall*
...
get-itemproperty : Specified cast is not valid.
 At line:1 char:1
 + get-itemproperty hklm:\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\unin ...
 + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: ( [Get-ItemProperty], InvalidCastException
 + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.InvalidCastException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetItemPropertyCommand

 

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #1844