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Creating a Registry Key

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To specify a registry key that will be created on the target system:

  1. Select Registry from the checklist. The Registry View opens.
  2. In the Destination Computer Registry View, select the key to which you want to add a value. All existing values for that key in the Destination Computer Registry Data pane are displayed.
  3. To create a subkey, right-click on a registry hive (such as HKEY_CURRENT_USER) or an existing key, point to New on the shortcut menu, and select Key .
    • A new key is created with the name “NewKeyn” (where n is a successive number).
  4. Enter a meaningful name now to rename the key. If you want to change the name later, right-click on the key and select Rename.
  5. Right-click on the new key and select whether the key is to be created on installation, deleted on uninstallation, or both.
    • Choose one of the following:
OptionDescription
Create Key at InstallCreates the new registry key during installation if the key does not exist on the target machine.
Delete Key at UninstallDeletes the registry key during uninstallation, regardless of whether they key existed prior to the MSI’s installation. This means that the key, and all its contents and sub-keys, will be removed regardless of whether other software information that is unrelated to this MSI exists. This can have a severe impact on other programs; only select this option if you are sure that the only software affected is the base MSI.
Both Create and DeleteBoth of the above scenarios will occur.
  • Your new key is created with an empty default string value. To modify the value name and data, see Creating a Registry Value.
  1. To remove the key, right-click on it and select Delete.