Installer clobbers PATH

[Attie Grande]

I’ve recently installed stm32cubemx2-1.1.1-X64-Windows-installer.exe on Windows 22H2, and after reboot found my PATH to be broken. I have confirmed this in a fresh VM.

Before the installer, PATH is an “Expandable String” - hex(2) is REG_EXPAND_SZ

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment]
"Path"=hex(2):43,00,3a,00,5c,00,55,00,73,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,5c,00,[...]

After the installer, PATH is a plain “String” / REG_SZ

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment]
"Path"="C:\\Users\\[...]

Please resolve this ASAP (checking the uninstaller too), and consider notifying users. Re-creating the key isn’t too onerous, but could be an elusive and risky fix for many.

[SHers]

And while you’re at it, folks, please add a check to your pre-release QA to verify that your installer/uninstaller doesn’t do this. That will prevent later regressions.

[Oussama_TROUDI]

Hello ​@Attie Grande, and welcome to STCommunity,

I have submitted an internal tracking ticket for this issue. It is currently under investigation and being worked on. I will get back to you as soon as I receive more details.

Internal ticket number: CDM0066629 (This is an internal tracking number and is not accessible or usable by customers).

Best Regards
Oussama

[Oussama_TROUDI]

Hello ​@Attie Grande

I’m pleased to let you know that this issue has been fixed in STM32CubeMX2 release 1.2.0.

The installer now preserves the existing Windows user Path registry value type.

Best regards,
Oussama

STM32CubeMX2 v1.2.0 released | Community

[Attie Grande]

Fantastic, thank you!