how to store an setup path in windows registry?

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i have a setup file (Exa: Test.Exe)

i want to add the setup path (Exa: C\Program Files\-----------
or D:\Program Files\-------------- or any other location) in a windows registry by defining a name called as LocalApplicationExes.

means all this process takes place at the time of installing Test.Exe application..

how to do this by using C#3.0
Any idea please let me know.

Regards,
Pawan.

Posted 8-Jul-10 19:22pm

Pawan Kiran

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Rajitha Wimalasooriya · Answer 1 · 2010-07-08T20:28:00

You can create a visual studio setup and deployment project for your application and get it done. The setup and deployment project contains a registry editor through which you can specify registry keys and values that should be created when the application is installed. You can define a new key and a new string value and set the string value to [TARGETDIR] and at the time of the installation the string value will be created in the registry with the folder that the user chooses to install the application. You can find more details in the below link.

http://www.simple-talk.com/dotnet/visual-studio/getting-started-with-setup-projects/[^]

Christian Graus · Answer 2 · 2010-07-08T19:29:00

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You can't do anything with C# that involves what happens when you install an application, your C# does not run then. To store the path the user chose to install the app, during setup, you need a decent setup program that supports doing what you want.

Posted 8-Jul-10 19:29pm

Christian Graus