I'm using Installshield 2009 professional. According to my poor knowledge, during installation, IS installer will write some registry entries for products or for components, which may be used later in uninstallation. But my case is special. I don't need uninstallation and I don't want to muck user's registry. How can I tell IS not to write anything to user's registry or system environment? If possible, how can I remove every files I installed from the installer? Because what I do is to run a series sql files to update user's database. So once the installer confirm a successful installation, nothing, no matter file or registry entry, should not be left. :confused:
If you use an InstallScript project, you can set options so that the installation won't record itself. Under General Information -> Project Properties, set Maintenance Experience to "No uninstall or maintenance" and Update Mode Supported to "no".
This results in an install that always runs as a first-time installation.
