InstallShield 2012 Spring Express Edition User Guide

Chapter 9: Configuring the Target System
Editing the Registry
Removing Registry Values
Task To remove a registry value from your project:
1. In the View List under Configure the Target System, click Registry.
2. In the Feature list, select the feature that contains the registry value that you want to delete.
3. In the Destination computer’s Registry view pane, click the registry key that has the value you
want to delete. All registry values are listed in the Destination computer’s registry data pane.
4. In the Destination computer’s Registry data pane, right-click the registry value that you want
to remove and then click Delete.
Entering Multiple Registry String Values into a Single String
Task To enter multiple string values into a single string:
1. In the View List under Configure the Target System, click Registry.
2. In the Feature list, select the feature that should contain the registry value that you want to add.
3. In the Destination computer’s Registry view pane, right-click the registry key that should
contain the value that you want to add, point to New, and then click Multi-String Value. The
Multi-Line String Value dialog box opens.
4. Enter the value information and then click OK.
In the Windows 2000/XP registry, the Type field for this entry appears as REG_MULTI_SZ, and the Data
field is File Name Path.
Referencing an Environment Variable in a Registry Entry
With REG_EXPAND_SZ string values, you can use environment variables for paths that are stored in
the registry. These entries require special formatting in order to be recognized by the operating system
as environment variables. The format for a REG_EXPAND_SZ value as it appears in the registry is
%TEMP%. TEMP is the standard environment variable for the TEMP directory.
Task To reference an environment variable in a registry entry:
1. In the View List under Configure the Target System, click Registry.
2. In the Feature list, select the feature that should contain the registry value that you want to add.
3. In the Destination computer’s Registry view pane, right-click the registry key that should
contain the value that you want to add, point to New, and then click String Value.
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