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Sep 13, 2007
04:05 PM
using productName instead of [ProductCode] in uninstall key
Hello
by default the installer sets the uninstall registry strings in
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\[ProductCode]]
Is there a way to have the installer use the productname instead of productcode?
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\[ProductName]]
if so, how do I set up my installshield basic msi project file to do that?
thanks
Yann
by default the installer sets the uninstall registry strings in
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\[ProductCode]]
Is there a way to have the installer use the productname instead of productcode?
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\[ProductName]]
if so, how do I set up my installshield basic msi project file to do that?
thanks
Yann
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Sep 13, 2007
06:19 PM
While you can change the key in an InstallScript or InstallScript MSI project using the UNINSTALLKEY InstallScript variable, in a Basic MSI project the key is controlled by the engine, and I'm not sure it can be modified.
(Out of curiosity, is there a particular reason you want to change it? The subkey is an implementation detail that users shouldn't explore, and using a GUID instead of words does a better job of avoiding collisions between products, versions, and so forth...)
(Out of curiosity, is there a particular reason you want to change it? The subkey is an implementation detail that users shouldn't explore, and using a GUID instead of words does a better job of avoiding collisions between products, versions, and so forth...)
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