Wix Toolset checking against .Net Version always evaluates to false

Question

I'm currently working on a bundle installer using Wix Toolset. The bundle contains three parts, one being an apropriate .Net Runtime.

I'm using the following query to get the currently installed .Net version:

<util:RegistrySearch
  Root="HKLM"
      
  Key="SOFTWARE\dotnet\Setup\InstalledVersions\x64\sharedhost"
  Value="Version"
  Win64="yes"    
  Variable="NetVersion"
/>

I then use the variable in the following ExePackage

<ExePackage SourceFile="D:\somepath\windowsdesktop-runtime-5.0.7-win-x64.exe"
  Vital="no"
  PerMachine="yes"
  InstallCondition="VersionNT64 AND NetVersion &lt; v5.0.7"/>

The second part of the statement: NetVersion < v5.0.7 always evaluates to false. It doesn't matter if I compare against, say version 4.0 or 7.0, the installer wont show up in the process.

Maybe the problem has something to do with the installed dotnet version on my computer, which happen to be 6.0.0-preview.5.21301.5.

I'm using an other query where I check against a more conservative version number (major.minor.build.revision) which works just fine.

Im using Wix toolset 3.11.

Any help is appreciated!

mku · Accepted Answer · 2022-08-02 09:30:54Z

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Have you tried removing the "v" in the compare-expression?

answered Aug 2, 2022 at 9:30

mku

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