Venu
8th September 2004 06:53 UTC

Add un-installer shortcut in Add-remove program.
Hi all,

Can any one tell me, how to add an un-installer shortcut in 'Add/Remove Program'. so that I can only un-install my application through 'Add/Remove Program'.

Thanks
Venu

b_avery@yahoo.c
8th September 2004 09:59 UTC

Just working on the very thing myself.

You need to enter some registery enteries

WriteUninstaller "$INSTDIR\uninstall.exe"
WriteRegStr HKLM "${PRODUCT_DIR_REGKEY}" "" "$INSTDIR\*.*"
WriteRegStr ${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY} "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}" "DisplayName" "${PRODUCT_NAME}"
WriteRegStr ${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY} "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}" "UninstallString" "$INSTDIR\uninstall.exe"
WriteRegStr ${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY} "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}" "DisplayIcon" "$INSTDIR\icon.ico"
WriteRegStr ${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY} "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}" "DisplayVersion" "${PRODUCT_VERSION}"
WriteRegStr ${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY} "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}" "URLInfoAbout" "${PRODUCT_WEB_SITE}"
WriteRegStr ${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY} "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}" "Publisher" "${PRODUCT_PUBLISHER}"
WriteRegStr ${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY} "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}" "RegCompany" "${PRODUCT_PUBLISHER}"
WriteRegStr ${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY} "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}" "RegOwner" "${PRODUCT_PUBLISHER}"

Also to make it cleaner add this too:

Function un.onUninstSuccess
HideWindow
MessageBox MB_ICONINFORMATION|MB_OK "$(^Name) was successfully removed from your computer."
FunctionEnd

Function un.onInit
MessageBox MB_ICONQUESTION|MB_YESNO|MB_DEFBUTTON2 "Are you sure you want to completely remove $(^Name) and all of its components?" IDYES +2
Abort
FunctionEnd

Section "Uninstall"

delete "$INSTDIR\uninstall.exe"
DeleteRegKey ${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY} "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}"
DeleteRegKey HKLM "${PRODUCT_DIR_REGKEY}"
SetAutoClose true

SectionEnd

pengyou
8th September 2004 13:37 UTC

The NSIS Users Manual has this:

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/AppendixD.html#D.3

Venu
8th September 2004 16:04 UTC

Thanks, I will go through your help.