Chapter 12: Customizing Installations Using TunerConfiguring Package Content1020 ADS-0950-UG00 AdminStudio 9.5 User GuideTopics in this section include the following:• Creating a Registry Key• Creating a Registry Value• Importing REG Files• Removing Registry InformationCreating a Registry KeyTask: To specify a registry key that will be created on the target system:1. Select Registry from the checklist. The Registry View opens.2. In the Destination Computer Registry View, select the key to which you want to add a value. All existing valuesfor that key in the Destination Computer Registry Data pane are displayed.3. To create a subkey, select a registry hive (such as HKEY_CURRENT_USER) or an existing key, point to New onthe context menu, and select Key.A new key is created with the name “NewKeyn” (where n is a successive number).4. Enter a meaningful name now to rename the key. If you want to change the name later, right-click on the keyand select Rename.5. Right-click on the new key and select whether the key is to be created on installation, deleted on uninstallation,or both.Choose one of the following:Your new key is created with an empty default string value. To modify the value name and data, see Creating aRegistry Value.6. To remove the key, right-click on it and select Delete.Option DescriptionCreate Key at Install Creates the new registry key during installation if the key does not exist onthe target machine.Delete Key at Uninstall Deletes the registry key during uninstallation, regardless of whether they keyexisted prior to the MSI’s installation. This means that the key, and all itscontents and sub-keys, will be removed regardless of whether othersoftware information that is unrelated to this MSI exists. This can have asevere impact on other programs; only select this option if you are sure thatthe only software affected is the base MSI.Both Create and Delete Both of the above scenarios will occur.
