Setup Project - Registry keys, install paths, sadness

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Setup Project - Registry keys, install paths, sadness

Posted 13 July 2010 - 12:25 PM

I am creating a visual studio 2008 setup project. Would someone assist me in making a registry value to store the installation path that the user specifies during installation?

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Re: Setup Project - Registry keys, install paths, sadness

Posted 13 July 2010 - 12:28 PM

There's a fine tutorial here in which this is covered.
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Posted 13 July 2010 - 12:41 PM

That tutorial does not cover my question.
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Re: Setup Project - Registry keys, install paths, sadness

Posted 13 July 2010 - 12:45 PM

The path the user chose for installation is in the TARGETDIR variable. Set a string value in the registry with the value "[TARGETDIR]" and you should be OK.
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Posted 13 July 2010 - 12:58 PM

Much thanks!
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Re: Setup Project - Registry keys, install paths, sadness

Posted 13 July 2010 - 04:13 PM

For more advanced installation/setup project take o look at Wix: http://wix.codeplex.com/
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