Delete Registry Key On Install

[ldadams]

I need to delete a microsoft caching registry key during my installation. Is there an easy way to do this inside the installshield project? The keys I want to delete is:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Discardable\PostSetup\Component Categories\{00021493-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\Enum

AND

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Discardable\PostSetup\Component Categories\{00021494-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\Enum

I have written .net code to mod. the registry before but was hoping there wa a nice built in way to do this.

Thanks

[RobertDickau]

What kind of project? If InstallScript, there are RegDBDeleteKey and -DeleteValue functions; for MSI, there's the RemoveRegistry table...

[ldadams]

Its a Basic MSI project. Where might I find that in the project IDE.

Thank you for your reply.

[RobertDickau]

You can use the Direct Editor view in the Additional Tools view group; what goes in the RemoveRegistry table is described in the MSI help.

[ldadams]

Thanks for your help I almost have it I think. One question...

What is the Componet_ - (s72) field susposed to be? I see I have some options (ISRegistryComponent,ISRegistryComponent1,ISRegistryComponent2,AllOtherFiles) but was not really sure what they wanted. I checked out the help but that didnt do it for me either.

Thanks again.

[RobertDickau]

You're just picking a component with which the deletion will be associated; is there any component that will "always" be installed (which ensures the key will be deleted)?