Configuring General Registry Settings - Symantec WINDOWS INSTALLER EDITOR 8.0 Reference

Configuring General Registry Settings

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In the lower-left list box, right-click the key to export, and select Export to .REG
File. To export all keys that you have designated for the destination computer,
right-click the Destination Computer icon.
In Setup Editor, on the Components or Features tab, right-click the Registry
icon or a registry folder and select Export to .REG File.
The Export to .REG File dialog box appears.
2. In File Name, specify the path of the registry file you are creating.
3. In Export As, select the version of RegEdit that the registry file should be
compatible with.
Registration File (*.REG)
Export to a Unicode file format.
Win9x/NT 4 Registration File (*.REG)
Export to a flat text file format.
4. Click OK.
The .REG file is saved in the location you specified. If the registry key you exported had
a property name surrounded by brackets, and that property is defined in the Property
table in the Windows Installer database, then the bracketed property name is replaced
with the local computer value of the property in the exported .REG file.
Use the Registry Details dialog box to set or edit the general registry key settings.
To configure general registry settings
1. Do one of the following:
In Installation Expert > Registry page, click Add > Key at the lower left of the
page.
Double-click a registry value on the Registry page in Installation Expert or on
the Components or Features tab in SetUp Editor.
The Registry Details dialog box appears.
2. Complete the dialog box:
Operation
Specify what operation will be applied to the key and its associated value.
Create/update key and value
If the value exists, it is updated. If the key or value does not exist, it is
created.
Create empty key
An empty key is created. It is populated with a +.
Remove subkeys for uninstall
During uninstall, all subkeys of this key are removed.
Create empty key and remove subkeys for uninstall
During uninstall, all subkeys of this key and all named values of the key
itself are removed.
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