C# webdriver bindings - GetExecutablePathUsingRegistry() fails to find path to FF31.1 ESR

[lukeis]

Originally reported on Google Code with ID 7914

Using:
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Webdriver - 2.43
Webdriver C# bindings - 2.43.1
OS - Windows 7 x64
Browser - Firefox
Browser Version: 31.1 ESR


When attempting to launch Firefox locally (i.e. not using remote webdriver), the method
OpenQA.Selenium.Firefox.Internal.Executable.GetExecutablePathUsingRegistry() appears
to look for the "CurrentVersion" in [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Mozilla\Mozilla
Firefox]

The StringValue is actually found in 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox ESR]

The error raised is:
  OpenQA.Selenium.WebDriverException was unhandled by user code
  HResult=-2146233088
  Message=Unable to determine the current version of FireFox using the registry, please
make sure you have installed FireFox correctly
  Source=WebDriver
  StackTrace:
       at OpenQA.Selenium.Firefox.Internal.Executable.GetExecutablePathUsingRegistry(RegistryKey
mozillaKey)
       at OpenQA.Selenium.Firefox.Internal.Executable.LocateFirefoxBinaryFromPlatform()
       at OpenQA.Selenium.Firefox.Internal.Executable..ctor(String userSpecifiedBinaryPath)
       at OpenQA.Selenium.Firefox.FirefoxBinary..ctor(String pathToFirefoxBinary)
       at OpenQA.Selenium.Firefox.FirefoxBinary..ctor()
       at OpenQA.Selenium.Firefox.FirefoxDriver..ctor(FirefoxProfile profile)
       at {myproject}.LaunchFirefox(String url) in c:\{myproject}\BrowserBase.cs:line
88


Workaround:
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Add the StringValue to the location the method is looking in.  The following lines
can be saved as a .reg file and imported.

-------------------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox]
"CurrentVersion"="31.1.0 ESR (x86 en-US)"
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Reported by eklapatiuk on 2014-09-16 14:23:49

[lukeis]

Reported by barancev on 2014-09-16 17:26:18

• Labels added: Lang-CSharp, Browser-Firefox

[lukeis]

Corporate restricts me to this version of FF ESR (31.2.0). I have Selenium 2.44.0. 
After utilizing the workaround, I get 
Message: Initialization method
Failed to start up socket within 45000 ms
Attempted to connect to the following addresses: 127.0.0.1:7055

How do I get the Selenium server up and running?

Reported by machtyn on 2015-02-09 19:23:33

[lukeis]

Reported by luke.semerau on 2015-09-17 17:47:05

• Labels added: Restrict-AddIssueComment-Commit