Deleting value from HKCU registry hive in a minor upgrade
Is it possible to safely remove a registry key from HKCU\Software\DeLorme\ in a patch or minor upgrade?
Basically the update that I am being asked to make needs to remove user settings created by the application. I know I can author items in the removeregistry table but can I do it in such a way that the user is not prompted to insert the original install media?
If you perform a minor upgrade using the 'v' parameter and author the RemoveRegistry table properly, this seems to work in a quick test I performed.
Also, forgot to mention, if the registry entry is the keypath, you probably don't want to do this as it would be a component rule violation. Can't change the keypath of a component during a minor/small update.
While I got this working for the current user, I could not get this to work in a multiuser environment. Hmm, as I type this perhaps I need to set something in the component as a key file in HKCU? Just a thought for me to try.
If the HKCU entry is not a component key, then try using Active Setup. Write a custom script (vbscript/batch file etc) and make its entry in the Run key. Though its require a log-off/reboot, its effective.
