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‎Feb 12, 2009
02:52 AM
How to modify product name in control panel in vista?
Hi,
I am using basic MSI project,At the end of installation i want to change the product name in control panel. I created the Custom action and tried changing the DisplayName field in the registry. but it didnt get changed.
any idea?
Regards,
Akshara
I am using basic MSI project,At the end of installation i want to change the product name in control panel. I created the Custom action and tried changing the DisplayName field in the registry. but it didnt get changed.
any idea?
Regards,
Akshara
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‎Feb 12, 2009
05:22 AM
But why would you want to do that then?
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‎Feb 12, 2009
06:00 AM
i have not understood your question. I have a Productname xyz,this name is set in properties of product information.This name is recorded in the registry and also displayed while installation.
But in the control panel, i want to give product name with other information(like company name etc). i want to do this at the end of installation
But in the control panel, i want to give product name with other information(like company name etc). i want to do this at the end of installation
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‎Feb 12, 2009
10:18 AM
any idea?? changing the productname in registry is fine solution?
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‎Feb 12, 2009
06:43 PM
Let me rephrase my question. Why would you want to do that at runtime, instead of design/development time?
With your additional info related to ProductName property, the question now is, why would you want to do that at all? Maybe it should have been the question all along, but anyway.
Sure you can change the name displayed in APR in registry, you are just not changing it at the right place. If you do a search on your product name in registry, you will eventually find it. Or you can change it in the registry key under HKCR\Installer\Products for your product installed. I am not sure of the ramification at uninstallation and future minor/major upgradability from doing this change. Do it at your own risk.
With your additional info related to ProductName property, the question now is, why would you want to do that at all? Maybe it should have been the question all along, but anyway.
Sure you can change the name displayed in APR in registry, you are just not changing it at the right place. If you do a search on your product name in registry, you will eventually find it. Or you can change it in the registry key under HKCR\Installer\Products for your product installed. I am not sure of the ramification at uninstallation and future minor/major upgradability from doing this change. Do it at your own risk.
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‎Feb 12, 2009
10:39 PM
if i change the productname at compile time, the same name displays(which is big) in the setup dialog also. So i thought of doing after installation.
is there any other way to solve this problem in compile time itself?
is there any other way to solve this problem in compile time itself?
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‎Feb 13, 2009
05:46 AM
Of course there is a way. Instead of using just ProductName property, have another property so that ProductName property will include company name and the other does not. But this is not compile time hack.
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‎Feb 13, 2009
11:14 PM
thanks for the information....i solved by using different name instead of productname
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‎Feb 17, 2009
04:38 AM
You are welcome.