When to put registry entries on windows?

[sandy_2008]

I was developing installer for our database product. and I was wondering do we really need to put the entries in registry and if yes, then what entries.
Our product has:
1. the server daemon which is always running,
2. supports odbc driver.
3. license per machine.
4. installation directory structure consists of 'bin', 'lib', 'h', 'demo' and 'doc'

Can any one please tell me which entries should our installer do in the registry?

Thanks!

[MEinstaller]

I would think that those requirements would come from your developers not anyone on this forum. The software may require those entries for it to run, if it doesn't then it is your choice whether or not to include them.

[sandy_2008]

How about ODBC entry? I have seen various Name entries like APILevel, Coonectfunctions, CPTimeout, Driver, Fileusage, Setup, ...
Where can I get the details about these?

[sandy_2008]

Where should the service entry me make in the registry?
Which is the correct place?

[RobertDickau]

For services, if you're using the Register Windows Service action, the action should take care of the required registry entries...