control panel uninstall...

flatpooks
16th July 2002 18:57 UTC

control panel uninstall...
ummmm if this is dumb forgive me but after running an install from the nsis i dont see the app in the windows control panel add/remove programs list ... is there something dumb im doing?

thanks

sdbarker
16th July 2002 23:26 UTC

You need to add those registry keys yourself in your script. They're not automagically created.

-Scott

Sunjammer
17th July 2002 11:02 UTC

Specifically...
You need to create a single key with values like so :- (where ProgName is a name you choose)


WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ProgName" "DisplayName" "Some arbitrary string that describes your program in the add/remove control panel"
WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ProgName" "UninstallString" "The full path to your uninstaller, e.g. $INSTDIR\UninstallMe.exe"
WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ProgName" "InstallLocation" "The directory in which the uninstaller lives I think, e.g. $INSTDIR"

And then in the uninstall section you need


DeleteRegKey HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ProgName"