simpler approach

platform_Windows.py

@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
 # coding=UTF-8
 import os
 from unix import *
-from _winreg import OpenKey, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, QueryValueEx
+# from _winreg import OpenKey, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, QueryValueEx
 
-path = r"Software\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird\InstallInfo"
-with OpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, path) as key:
-    keyval = QueryValueEx(key, "ReinstallCommand")
-    regstring = keyval[0]
+# path = r"Software\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird\InstallInfo"
+# with OpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, path) as key:
+#     keyval = QueryValueEx(key, "ReinstallCommand")
+#     regstring = keyval[0]
 
-path_start = regstring.find('\"')
-path_end = regstring.find('\"', path_start+1)
-path = regstring[path_start+1:path_end]
+# path_start = regstring.find('\"')
+# path_end = regstring.find('\"', path_start+1)
+# path = regstring[path_start+1:path_end]
 
-uninstall_path = os.path.split(path)[0]
-thunderbird_base = os.path.dirname(uninstall_path)
+# uninstall_path = os.path.split(path)[0]
+# thunderbird_base = os.path.dirname(uninstall_path)
+
+
+thunderbird_base = os.path.join(os.environ['APPDATA'], 'Thunderbird')
 
 per_user_directory = os.path.join(os.environ['LOCALAPPDATA'], '.pEp')