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There is no reference for HKLM\Software\...\Uninstall

Posted By: W3bbo | Jun 19th @ 4:11 PM

W3bbo
The Master of Baiters

Apparently there is no concise reference for the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall registry key.

I've pieced together a bunch of known values you can use from existing keys, this MSDN article, and Raymond Chen's blog, but there's no authoritative and exhaustive reference for Reg value names and their values.

Why not?

Sven Groot
My name has 9 letters. Coincidence? I think not...

Because you're supposed to use Windows Installer instead of writing there manually? This is just a guess.

ZippyV
Fired Up

In reply to Sven Groot

#Jun 19th @ 8:57 PM

How did Installshield know how to use these keys when Windows 95 came out? Windows installer only got introduced with Office 2000.

ManipUni
Proving QQ for 5 years!

This page has more information:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370905%28VS.85%29.aspx

AndyC

It's documented here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372105(VS.85).aspx

I think it used to be in the (now deprecated) Setup API documentation, which was how you were supposed to install software prior to Windows Installer.

Ion Todirel
buuu

there is no reference to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DevDiv either, even though it contains treasures Smiley

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