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Posted: 7th Sep 2004 12:19
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hi i am needign to make my own installer but have one problem
and that is i don't know what thee registry keys are to where your product shows up in the add/remove prgrams menu
if it is different for different versions of windows then please tell me each ofd them'

thanks

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Posted: 7th Sep 2004 12:27
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does it have to be your own installer? Because InnoSetup is free and it kicks an arse.


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Posted: 7th Sep 2004 12:32
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i need it to be my own
since inno setup don't have things like webbased install
and i use inno setup for almost everything

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Posted: 7th Sep 2004 20:45
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As far as I know, it's more like a little setup file that is used to uninstall your programs, like you'd make this file and store it with your other files, then it'd be accessible from Add/Remove programs, or possibly even from an uninstall shortcut.

Don't know much more than that about it though.


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Posted: 7th Sep 2004 23:11
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If you want to simply know where in registry the list is, it is here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

According to MS it is the same in Win 95, 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, XP.

Have a look at each key and you will see it's pretty simple to create a new one:

DisplayName = Name as appears in add/remove programs
UninstallString = Program name and location of uninstall proggy

There are some others as well that may be worth playing with.

Be VERY carfeul if writing programs that play with the registry as you may end up with a dead PC.


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