Creating Registry Keys

[Fazi]

Folks,

Do you create your programs registry keys though the installer or Using the program itself on the first run? :confused:

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[si_the_geek]

If it is supported by your installer software, it is best to do it as part of the installation - as that way they will be removed if your program is uninstalled (thus keeping the users computer as clean as possible).

[Fazi]

OK SI,
But i have come to a problem when using this method.
Say one user with admin rights install my program. so the installer creates all the values and keys for him.

when a new user login to the same system, he dont find any values and keys under his HKCU / Software relevent to my program.

Any solution? if i ask to install it again under his account, he cannot do so since he is a user. so no permission to install software.

* Assume My program works on xp.

[si_the_geek]

Some installers allow you to install to HKCU for all users, but if yours doesn't then you'll need to set them up on first run instead/also (if they don't exist).

[Fazi]

Some installers allow you to install to HKCU for all users

ok after installation for all users on the machine, a new user account is created. now what will happen?

[si_the_geek]

The registry keys should automatically be created for them, as settings for a user are copied from a template user - which is where the installer should be creating them.

[Fazi]

Great !
i ll try to install my software to all users now :)