2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/chrome/installer/util/install_util.cc b/chrome/installer/util/install_util.cc
index a15ac4e..2d6d1d9 100644
--- a/chrome/installer/util/install_util.cc
+++ b/chrome/installer/util/install_util.cc
@@ -193,11 +193,13 @@ Version* InstallUtil::GetChromeVersion(BrowserDistribution* dist,
   return ret;
 }
 
-Version* InstallUtil::GetCriticalUpdateVersion(BrowserDistribution* dist) {
+Version* InstallUtil::GetCriticalUpdateVersion(BrowserDistribution* dist,
+                                               bool system_install) {
   DCHECK(dist);
   RegKey key;
+  HKEY reg_root = (system_install) ? HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE : HKEY_CURRENT_USER;
   LONG result =
-      key.Open(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, dist->GetVersionKey().c_str(), KEY_READ);
+      key.Open(reg_root, dist->GetVersionKey().c_str(), KEY_QUERY_VALUE);
 
   string16 version_str;
   if (result == ERROR_SUCCESS)
diff --git a/chrome/installer/util/install_util.h b/chrome/installer/util/install_util.h
index 1e47522..20fce08 100644
--- a/chrome/installer/util/install_util.h
+++ b/chrome/installer/util/install_util.h
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ class InstallUtil {
   // Find the last critical update (version) of Chrome. Returns the version or
   // NULL if no such version is found. A critical update is a specially flagged
   // version (by Google Update) that contains an important security fix.
-  static Version* GetCriticalUpdateVersion(BrowserDistribution* dist);
+  // system_install: if true, looks for version number under the HKLM root,
+  //                 otherwise looks under the HKCU.
+  static Version* GetCriticalUpdateVersion(BrowserDistribution* dist,
+                                           bool system_install);
 
   // This function checks if the current OS is supported for Chromium.
   static bool IsOSSupported();