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pro_vb thread: installing an application and updating the registry


Message #1 by "Fredrick J. Krantz" <krunch97@m...> on Sat, 10 Mar 2001 22:59:24
Hi,

Follow below steps...

(1) Create the required .reg files. Hope your development
    machine is having the required registry entries that you
    want in users machines. Execute REGEDIT.EXE and select
    the entries that you want to be registered and export it
    to a .reg file, using the menu Registry/Export Registry File.

(2) In Package and Deployment, in Include Files screen use the
    Add button to add this exported .reg file.

(3) Once you include .reg file, when you press next button it
    will take you to Registry Information Screen, make sure
    the Update Resistry Value is YES and Copy File is NO.

(4) Complete the creation of Setup program. Now when you
    run this setup.exe , it will execute the .reg file and
    create the registry entries in user machines.


Liju
    


> Anyone know how to perform the registry additions for when you created a 
> vb program and want to limit the program by requiring the application 
with 
> a required registration # in the registry.
> 
> How would I perform this operation while installing it when the person 
is 
> freshly installing it on their PC.  remember when you initially click 
the 
> setup.exe program it installs then when finished asks to reboot the 
> operating system to update the registry items.  How do i program this 
in.  
> I am planning to distribute the programs to use an installation to 
require 
> a registration ID # for access to run the program.
> 
> Cordially,
> 

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