InstallShield 2012 Spring Express Edition User Guide

Updating the Registry
Chapter 2: Getting Started
Project Assistant
The registry is a database for your computer’s configuration information. Information included in a
computer’s registry includes user profiles, hardware and software installed on the computer, and
property settings.
How Do I Know What Registry Data My Application Requires?
The application developer should be able to provide registry information for you. Specifically, you will
need to know if the application you are installing requires any user-specific (HKEY_CURRENT_USER)
or machine-specific (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) settings.
The developer can provide a .reg file that you add to your installation. InstallShield allows you to import
.reg files into your installation project.
Configuring Registry Data in the Project Assistant
Task To configure registry data:
1. In the Project Assistant, open the Application Registry page.
2. Select Yes in answer to the question about configuring registry data.
3. Right-click the registry item to which you want to add the data, select New, and point to Key.
4. Name the key.
5. Right-click the key, select New, and point to the appropriate command. You can pick Default Value,
String Value, Binary Value, DWORD Value, Multi-String Value, or Expandable String Value,
depending on the type of data you want to register.
Modifying Registry Data Values in the Project Assistant
Task To modify registry data:
1. In the Project Assistant, open the Application Registry page.
2. Double-click the data. The Edit dialog box opens.
3. Edit the data and click OK.
Associating Registry Data with Features
For Express projects, all of the registry data that you add on the Project Assistant’s Application Registry
page is added to your project’s default feature. You can associate your registry data with another feature
in the Installation Designer.
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