regwrite inquery

[ReaImDown]

A ) where would I have to write to install a program properly, so it could be viewed in Add/Remove programs?

B ) also, how would I go about writing to registry...programs such as avast antivirus and such does not allow programs to write to certain parts of the registry, such as "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run"

Thank you in advance...

Randy S.

Edited December 30, 2007 by ReaImDown

[Achilles]

A) I've wondered this too... I usually just add it to the startmenu but it's no official..

I haven't heard of programs blocking AutoIt from writing to the Registry so you could just use RegWrite()

Edit: B ) (with no space is a smiley apparently...)

Edited December 30, 2007 by Piano_Man

[ReaImDown]

A) I've wondered this too... I usually just add it to the startmenu but it's no official..

I haven't heard of programs blocking AutoIt from writing to the Registry so you could just use RegWrite()

Edit: B ) (with no space is a smiley apparently...)

my moms antivirus...I forget what it is, I believe its AntiVire or something, but, it wouldnt allow my program to write to the registry...thus my only alternative, would be to have my program view all of the current programs running, and if it has the name Virus in it, stop it then write to registry...but I believe thats against some sort of legal crap ...but yet...so do-able

~~~Edit~~~

an acquaintance I have on my msn (this was months ago, I forget who it was) but, he had a similar problem when the program tried to run @ start-up... so I am not 100% sure its the antivirus, but, rather a different form of protection...but yes, still a problem.

Edited December 30, 2007 by ReaImDown

[Achilles]

my moms antivirus...I forget what it is, I believe its AntiVire or something, but, it wouldnt allow my program to write to the registry...thus my only alternative, would be to have my program view all of the current programs running, and if it has the name Virus in it, stop it then write to registry...but I believe thats against some sort of legal crap ...but yet...so do-able

I doubt it would be against legal stuff... The AntiVire (or whatever) is just trying to protect your computer, you have every right (I think) to rewrite information in the registry...

[Pioneer5250]

Take a look at this,

you will need to create your own unique CLSID for the keyname.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

[ReaImDown]

Take a look at this,

you will need to create your own unique CLSID for the keyname.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

hmmm, let me bring it up in the regedit, time 2 go looking thx, and this is so it shows up in add/remove programs?

~~~~Edit~~~~

what type of information would be required to be written?

Edited December 30, 2007 by ReaImDown

[Pioneer5250]

if you have a look at some of the other keys you will see options like:

DisplayName: Name of app

UninstallString: Path to uninstall program eg: C:\Program Files\MyApp\Uninstall.exe

[ReaImDown]

if you have a look at some of the other keys you will see options like:

DisplayName: Name of app

UninstallString: Path to uninstall program eg: C:\Program Files\MyApp\Uninstall.exe

hmmm, again, if I cant write to the registry, I shouldnt be able to write to there...anyone have a way around that? (aside from ending the antivirus task?

[GEOSoft]

Inno Setup

[ReaImDown]

Inno Setup

thats an installer, I am interested in having the program itself, via GUI, or other means, apply changes to the registry.

[GEOSoft]

thats an installer, I am interested in having the program itself, via GUI, or other means, apply changes to the registry.

Whether or not you can do that depends on whether or not you (or the user) have write privledges for the registry.

If you can write it with RegWrite then all should be well.

$rKey = "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MyApp"
RegWrite($rKey, "DisplayName", "REG_SZ", "Myapp.exe ver: 1.0.0.0")
RegWrite($rKey, "DisplayIcon", "REG_SZ", @ProgramFilesDir & "Myapp.exe")
RegWrite($rKey, "Publisher", "REG_SZ", "Me")
RegWrite($rKey, "UninstallString", "REG_SZ", @ProgramFilesDir & "\Myapp.exe /u")

[ReaImDown]

Whether or not you can do that depends on whether or not you (or the user) have write privledges for the registry.

If you can write it with RegWrite then all should be well.

$rKey = "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MyApp"
RegWrite($rKey, "DisplayName", "REG_SZ", "Myapp.exe ver: 1.0.0.0")
RegWrite($rKey, "DisplayIcon", "REG_SZ", @ProgramFilesDir & "Myapp.exe")
RegWrite($rKey, "Publisher", "REG_SZ", "Me")
RegWrite($rKey, "UninstallString", "REG_SZ", @ProgramFilesDir & "\Myapp.exe /u")

my mom's the only user on the computer, she's admin, anyone else run into this? anywhere? it stops writing to

"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run

[Richard Robertson]

That key has nothing to do with installation info. Just write to the uninstall key and if it works then it works. If it doesn't then how in the world do you install anything?

[ReaImDown]

That key has nothing to do with installation info. Just write to the uninstall key and if it works then it works. If it doesn't then how in the world do you install anything?

it works, just need 2 reset the computer, thank you