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Setting Permissions for Registry Keys
Special Registry Keys
Windows Installer Editor Reference
Binary / Hex
(REG_BINARY) Identifies the value as a binary in hexadecimal notation. Do
not use spaces, commas, or other characters to separate the bytes.
Example: AD30C0A94020A8FC4C0008.
3.
Click OK.
Use the Registry Key Permissions dialog box to set permissions to protect your
application's registries against accidental deletion or changes.
See
Configuring General Registry Settings
The permissions you set are applied to the domain and user you specify, so you can set
different permissions for the same registry key for different users. Set permissions only
if you know your users and their domains. Example: If you are a system administrator
and want to set permissions for registry keys in an .MSI as appropriate for your
network.
To add permissions for a domain and user
1.
Do one of the following:
In Installation Expert: On the Registry page, right-click a registry key and select
Permissions.
In Setup Editor: On the Components or Features tab, right-click a registry key
and select Permissions.
The Registry Key Permissions dialog box appears.
2.
Click Add.
The Lock Permissions Details dialog box appears.
a.
Enter the Domain.
b.
Enter or select a User name.
c.
Click OK.
The domain and user names appear in the upper list box, and the list of permissions
is enabled.
3.
To set permissions, mark the check boxes.
You can add multiple users.
In addition to the standard top-level registry keys, a special registry key named
HKEY_USER_SELECTABLE is provided. Depending on the operating system, during
installation an end user can install an application for the current user only or for all the
users of the computer. Registry changes under this key are made to either
HKEY_CURRENT_USER or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, based on the end user's choice
during installation.
Windows Installer itself also provides registry keys with special functionality. (Example:
You can install a key named AlwaysInstallElevated to force Windows Installer
installations to always install with elevated privileges.) For a list of these special keys,
see User Policies and Machine Policies in the Windows Installer SDK Help.
Assembling an Installation
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