Find AIM Directory

6 posts

SheaFebruary 9, 2004 at 11:13 PM#

Find AIM Directory

I need to find the directory that AIM is installed in, how can I do this?

buzFebruary 9, 2004 at 11:21 PM#edited February 9, 2004 at 11:36 PM

get the value of this registry key:
"HKCU\Software\America Online\AOL Instant Messenger (TM)\CurrentVersion\AppPath" ""

you will get the full path to the app, for example: "C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe"

SheaFebruary 9, 2004 at 11:45 PM#

Ya but I'm kinda new to this, how can I use that info to install a file there?

deguixFebruary 10, 2004 at 1:21 AM#

Example (Not tested, I don't have AIM):

ReadRegStr $0 "HCKU" \

"Software\America Online\AOL Instant Messenger (TM)\CurrentVersion\AppPath" \

""



SetOutPath $0

File "FileName.ext"

Where "FileName.ext" is the file name wanted to be installed in the folder found.

VytautasFebruary 10, 2004 at 1:26 AM#

deguix, would you not have to remove the aim.exe from the end of the path? I also don't have aim so I can't test but the previous poster said that that command returned the path + aim.exe appended to it.

Vytautas

buzFebruary 10, 2004 at 11:48 AM#

if you use this somewhere at the begining of your script, then $INSTDIR should hold the path to AIM's folder.

InstallDirRegKey HKCU \

"Software\America Online\AOL Instant Messenger (TM)\CurrentVersion\AppPath" \

""

this seems to remove "aim.exe" from the path.