Step-by-Step Guide: Modifying System Parameters via the Advanced Settings Window

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• Introduction
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• Using Advanced Installer
  • GUI
  • Working with Projects
  • Installer Project
    * Product Information
    * Resources
    * Files and Folders
    * Tiles
    * Java Products
    * Registry
    * Registry Value Dialog
    * Registry Value Removal Dialog
    * Registry Key Dialog
    * Registry Picker Dialog
    * Registry Key Picker Dialog
    * Import Registry File (Advanced)
    * Wow6432Node Registry Key
    * File Associations
    * Assemblies
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    * Package Definition
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    * User Interface
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    * Server
    * Custom Behavior
  • Patch Project
  • Merge Module Project
  • Updates Configuration Project
  • Windows Store App Project
  • Modification Package Project
  • Optional Package Project
  • Windows Mobile CAB Projects
  • Visual Studio Extension Project
  • Software Installer Wizards - Advanced Installer
  • Visual Studio integration
  • Alternative to AdminStudio/Wise
  • Replace Wise
  • Migrating from Visual Studio Installer
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
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• Features and Functionality
• Tutorials
• Samples
• How-tos
• FAQs
• Windows Installer
• Deployment Technologies
• IT Pro
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Registry Value Removal Dialog

In this dialog, you can customize a registry value removal operation. Such operations will be presented with icon.

By default Windows Installer will remove only the resources that were installed by the MSI package. This removal operation is intended to be used for external resources created by custom behavior.

Name

The registry value’s name to be removed. The content of this field can be localized .

Component

The component whose install will trigger the value removal operation.

Remove On

The time when the removal will be executed. There are three available moments:

• Component install
• Component uninstall
• Both

Condition

Specify a removal condition.

You can specify a whole registry key to be removed upon install from the Registry Key Operations Tab .

The removal operation is extremely useful when the installed resources are modified post install and would not be removed otherwise.

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