CyberInstaller Studio - 19. Adding a key or a value in the register

Clicking on the "Add" step 10 - "keys/values Log" will open a window through which you can specify all the parameters relating to the key or registry value that you want to be created during the installation process distributed software.

Note: As this step allows you to edit the registry of Windows, you must take particular care in its completion.
Through this step, indeed, you can enter values that, going to overwrite any existing values, could seriously affect the behavior of Windows, if the corresponding keys have no effect on the system. We suggest, therefore, to create keys and values for the sole purpose of preparing the system with the use of their software. Note that, however, the registry change (insertion keys, etc..) Should be handled by your application (eg insertion chieavi first start, etc..) and only rarely during installation.

The strings that make up a key, modeled on the syntax for paths of filenames. The differences are that instead of the drive, there is a fixed root key that can be 5 types:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER, HKEY_USERS, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

 CyberInstaller Studio - 19.1. Using the window "Add key/value registry"

Key root [list] - Example: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"

Root key name to use for the subkey that you want to create. It's required to choose at least one of the 5 values present. The default is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. The meanings of the possible values are shown in the following table:

Key [field] - Example: "\Gui\Settings"

It's the full name of the subkey (the key itself is given by the root + the subkey) you want to create.
It's possible include several subkeys simultaneously. In this case you must separate them using the "\", just as happens with file paths. CyberInstaller Studio, in this case, will think to create them all automatically. If you do not insert the character "\" at the beginning (which separates from the rest of the key root key (just as happens with the drives and folders in the path names of files and folders) will be added automatically.

Registry Editor [button]

Allows you to open the registry editor. This editor lets you edit the Windows registry and therefore must be used with caution, because you can make the system unreliable, compromising performance, or even preclude the start. In this window, through this button, the editor should be used only to copy the name of a key (via its menu item "Edit/Copy key name") in his system, enabling the system to re-create the destination without having to manually type (the names of the keys can be very long and complex). The key name will be just copied and then pasted into the field "Key" by pressing the right mouse button in this area and a subsequent click with left button on "Paste."

Name value [field] [optional] - Example: "SaveOnExit"

Name of the value that you want to create. It's only mandatory if you want to create a "value" in the specified key. If you enter |default_value| the "value" is the default value for the key you created (each key has a default value).

Value [field] [optional / obligatory] - Example: "true"

Value you want to create. It's mandatory only if you entered a "name value", not if you just added a "key".

Default key [checkbox] [optional] - Default: False

If selected, the field "Value Name" will be set to "|default_value|" and the "Value" will be the default value (default) for the key created (each key has a default value). You need not create a default value for each key you created (it is required only in special cases).

Special Folders ... [button]

Allows you to automatically insert in the Value field pattern which is a special system folder (eg "| $ AppPath $ |" to identify the destination folder, or "|$WinPath$|" to that of Windows, etc.).. box appears allowing you to choose a pattern system.

Serial Number [button]

Add in the Value box "|%SERIALCODE_VALUE%|" which is the serial code of the application.

Path setup [button]

Add in the Value box "|%SETUP_PATH%|" ie the path from which it was executed installaizone application (launching Setup.exe).

OK [button]

Adds the key or registry value to the current package. Equivalent to pressing <ENTER>.

Cancel [button]

Close the window without taking into account the changes made. Equivalent to pressing <ESC>.

 CyberInstaller Studio - 19.2. Examples

Example 1: You want to create the value "true", called "SaveOnExit" in subkey "Gui\Settings", located in the root-key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE:

Root Key = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

Key = "\Gui\Settings"

Value name = "SaveOnExit"

Value = "true"

default key = [No]

Root Key = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

Key = "\MySoftware\Users"

Value name = "|default_value|"

Value = "Anonymous"

default key = [Yes]

 See also ...

 Package creation steps

 Step 8 - External Applications

 Step 10 - Registry Keys and Values

 CyberInstaller - Script Installation