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Chapter 9: Configuring the Target System
Editing the Registry
InstallShield adds a new key with the name New Key-#n (where n is a successive number). Enter a
meaningful name to rename the key, or right-click the key and select Rename to give it a new name later.
Your new key is created with an empty default string value.
To modify the value name and data, see Creating Registry Values.
Dragging and Dropping Registry Entries to Create Registry
Keys
The quickest way to add registry entries to your installation project is to drag them from one of the
source panes in the Registry view and drop them into one of the destination panes. When you drop an
entire key onto the Destination computer’s Registry view pane, all of that key’s subkeys and values
are added to the selected component or, in a InstallScript project, all of that key’s subkeys and values are
added to the selected feature.
Task To drag and drop a registry entry from the source computer to the destination computer:
1. In the View List under Configure the Target System, click Registry.
2. In the Feature list, select the feature with which you want to associate the new key.
3. In the Destination computer’s Registry view pane, click the registry key under which you want
to create your new key.
4. In the Source computer’s Registry view pane, locate the key that you want to include in your
installation and drag it to a destination folder in the Destination computer’s Registry view
pane. If you drop an entire key onto the destination pane, all of that key’s subkeys and values are
added to your installation.
Using the Context Menu to Drag and Drop Keys
You can use the context menu to move multiple keys and values at one time. Right-click a registry entry,
drag it to a destination, and click a command on the context menu.
Table 9-2: Commands Available from the Registry Entry Context Menu
Option Description
All keys & values Adds all selected keys, subkeys, and values.
Key and its values only Adds only the selected key and the key’s values. No subkeys are added.
Only this key Adds only the selected key, not any of its subkeys or values.
Cancel Ends the drag and drop operation without making any changes.
Importing Data From Another Machine
A limitation of the drag-and-drop procedure is that it works only if the registry entries exist on your
installation development system. If you have registry data from another machine, you can import that
data with the Import REG Files Wizard.
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