access to 64bit registry node with a wscript.exe*32 executed vb script

hi,
i would like to distribute software via sccm.
The software is a vb script which reads some local information of the client machine.
The script is executed trough wscript.exe in 32bit mode. On 64bit machines I have no access to the 64bit registry node because the script is executed through wscript.exe*32.
There are lots of problems (for example the programs path variable).
Is there any possibility to access the 64 bit registry node with a 32bit wscript application?
 
Thanks

Have you checked MSDN on WOW64 Implementation Details?
 
http://msdn.microsoft.com...384274%28VS.85%29.aspx

I've read it but I don't know how it should help solving my problem?!

Access to the registry is independent of which engine is executed.  A  64-bit system is just like a 32-bit, it uses the same registry keys, folder locations (i.e. C:\Program Files, C:\Windows\System32).  The difference is that 64-bit systems have a 32-bit sub-system to enable you to run 32-bit apps in the 64-bit OS.  So, if there is a 32-bit application installed then it would be installed in C:\Program Files (x86).  If you have a script to read a value for some 32-bit software HKLM\Software\MyCompanySoftware\Parameter, then it would be located in HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\MyCompanySoftware\Parameter in the 64-bit system.  There is no "access" difference, just location difference.
 
The biggest caveat that I have found (and has been discussed on the forum) is ODBC, which are the drivers used to access databases.  The drivers are 32-bit drivers, so in order to access the driver you need to execute the script with the 32-bit CScript\WScript (C:\Windows\SysWow64) engine.

Ok i can access the 32bit node from a 64bit application by using the wow6432Node. But how should my 32bit application know, that there's a 64bit node?
My 32bit application uses the keys from wow6432node (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node) and it seems to be HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE for it.
So there is no difference to the "normal" 64 bit node and i can't access it, can i?
Which path sould i adress instead of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE to get the 64bit values?
 
I found an MSDN article about accessing a different registry node on:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384129.aspx
 
But is this the only possibility?

You have to detect the architecture and you logic will need to be different for 32\64-bit.  Here is an example of a script that will search for installed software on a system and if it's a 64-bit system then it will search both software keys for the software:
 
Const HKLM = &H80000002
Set objWSHSHell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objReg = GetObject("winmgmts:!root/default:StdRegProv")
If Is64Bit = True Then
    arrSearchKeys = Array("SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node", "SOFTWARE")
Else
    arrSearchKeys = Array("SOFTWARE")
End If
For Each strKey in arrSearchKeys
    Call Uninstall_Software("UltraEdit 14.20", strKey)
Next
Function Uninstall_Software(search_string, search_key)
 'On Error Resume Next
    strUninstallKey = search_key & "\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall"
 objReg.EnumKey HKLM, strUninstallKey, arrSubKeys
 For Each strSubKey In arrSubKeys
     objReg.GetStringValue HKLM, strUninstallKey & "\" & strSubKey, "DisplayName", strDispName
    objReg.GetStringValue HKLM, strUninstallKey & "\" & strSubKey, "DisplayVersion", strVer
        objReg.GetStringValue HKLM, strUninstallKey & "\" & strSubKey, "UnInstallString", strUnInstall
        If Instr(Ucase(strDispName), UCase(search_string)) Then
            strUninstall = strUninstall & " /qn /norestart"  'Add any switches needed
            WScript.Echo "Running command:  " & strUninstall
'            errReturn = objWSHShell.Run(strUnInstall, 0, True)
'            If errReturn = 0 Then
'                'Successfully uninstalled
'            Else
'                'Removal failed
'            End If
        End If   
 Next
End Function
Function Is64Bit()
    Is64Bit = False
    Dim colOS : Set colOS = GetObject("WinMGMTS://").ExecQuery("SELECT AddressWidth FROM Win32_Processor",, 48)
    Dim objOS
    For Each objOS In colOS
        If objOS.AddressWidth = 64 Then Is64Bit = True
    Next
End Function

Accessing 64bit registry using 32bit application is difficulty.
 
You need open registry using special flags in API call.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms724072(v=vs.85).aspx
 
 
In general, use 32bit application to configure 32bit application.
Use 64bit application to configure 64bit application and thats it.
 
So why dont you use 64bit wscript in x64 systems?
Other way is use powershell.