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z_efrati
Level 4
‎May 10, 2009 08:50 AM

How can it be that a component that has a path to the Registry also contains files?

Hello,

To the best of my understanding, files should be associated with components that has a path to the file system, because on install they can be put there and not in the Registry.

But the product "InstallSheild 2009" has a component {9B2CAF3C-B0AB-11EC-B01F-C8B3B9A1E18E} that has a path of
02:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SideBySide\Installations\x86_Microsoft.VC80.ATL_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.762_x-ww_cbb27474\downlevel_payload.8.0.50727.762\
and files are associated with it.

What does Windows Installer do when it wishes to installed this component?

Thanks
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RobertDickau
Flexera Alumni
‎May 10, 2009 09:12 AM

There's a difference between a component's Destination setting and its key path: the Destination setting is where any files in it go, and the key path is the file/directory/registry entry/ODBC setting that Windows Installer uses to see if the component is there. The help topic "Component Table" says a bit more about the two settings.
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