xiceburnx
22nd January 2004 19:46 UTC

Add/Remove Programs: (remove only)?
Just a quick question here, I searched everywhere (faq, nsis sourceforge site, searched this forum) and I couldn't come up with an answer, possibly because my question is incredibly stupid.

What exactly does the "(remove only)" designation beside entries in the Windows Add/Remove Programs window imply? I have guessed it denotes that clicking on the entry will only allow the user to remove the software and not repair/configure/update it. Is this correct?

Joost Verburg
22nd January 2004 20:07 UTC

Some people add that to make clear that the application can only be removed (not changed).

But in the manual you can find information about registry keys that you can use to change the button text to "Remove" (that's even better).

Comm@nder21
22nd January 2004 20:10 UTC

to change the button text to "Remove", use this commands:

StrCpy $0 "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\YOUR_APPLICATION_NAME"
WriteRegStr     HKLM    "$0"  "UninstallString"     "YOUR_UNINSTALLER"
WriteRegStr     HKLM    "$0"  "ModifyPath"  "YOUR_UNINSTALLER"
WriteRegDWORD   HKLM    "$0"  "NoModify"    "1"
WriteRegDWORD   HKLM    "$0"  "NoRepair"    "1"

xiceburnx
22nd January 2004 20:18 UTC

Thanks a lot guys. A developer that my company publishes for was trying to pull a fast one on us. I've never developed with NSIS so I couldn't call them on it. Thank you very much, you've helped immensely. In the future I will look at NSIS for my installation packages.