Understanding the Functions of Registry Keys in System Management

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Registration
• Using Advanced Installer
  • GUI
  • Working with Projects
  • Installer Project
    * Product Information
    * Resources
    * Files and Folders
    * Tiles
    * Java Products
    * Registry
    * Registry Value Dialog
    * Registry Value Removal Dialog
    * Registry Key Dialog
    * Registry Key Tab
    * Registry Key Operations Tab
    * Permissions Tab - Installer Project
    * App-V Options Tab - Registry Key Dialog
    * Registry Picker Dialog
    * Registry Key Picker Dialog
    * Import Registry File (Advanced)
    * Wow6432Node Registry Key
    * File Associations
    * Assemblies
    * Drivers
    * Services
    * Package Definition
    * Requirements
    * User Interface
    * System Changes
    * Server
    * Custom Behavior
  • Patch Project
  • Merge Module Project
  • Updates Configuration Project
  • Windows Store App Project
  • Modification Package Project
  • Optional Package Project
  • Windows Mobile CAB Projects
  • Visual Studio Extension Project
  • Software Installer Wizards - Advanced Installer
  • Visual Studio integration
  • Alternative to AdminStudio/Wise
  • Replace Wise
  • Migrating from Visual Studio Installer
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Shell Integration
  • Command Line
  • Advanced Installer PowerShell Automation Interfaces
• Features and Functionality
• Tutorials
• Samples
• How-tos
• FAQs
• Windows Installer
• Deployment Technologies
• IT Pro
• MSIX
• Video Tutorials
• Advanced Installer Blog
• Table of Contents

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Registry Key Operations Tab

In this dialog you can specify a registry key to be removed on install. Also, you can enable its content to be persistent during an upgrade.

Remove

Keys for removal will be marked visually with icon.

By default Windows Installer will remove only the resources that were installed by the MSI package. This removal operation is intended to be used for external resources created by custom behaviour.

Component

The component whose install will trigger the key removal operation.

Remove On

The time when the removal will be executed. There are three available moments:

• component install
• component uninstall
• both

Condition

Specify a removal condition.

You can specify registry values to be removed upon install from the Registry Value Removal Dialog .

The removal operation is extremely useful when the installed resources are modified post install and would not be removed otherwise.

Persistence

Save and restore original registry key content.

Condition

Condition when the key content is preserved.

To find out how to use this option in an upgrade scenario, you can follow the Prevent Repair or Uninstall article.

Search key

Select the search type for the registry key:

• Search key in the x86 portion of the registry
• Search key in the x64 portion of the registry
• Search key based on the package type

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