control panel uninstall...

[flatpooks]

ummmm if this is dumb forgive me but after running an install from the nsis i dont see the app in the windows control panel add/remove programs list ... is there something dumb im doing?

thanks

[sdbarker]

You need to add those registry keys yourself in your script. They're not automagically created.

-Scott

[Sunjammer]

You need to create a single key with values like so :- (where ProgName is a name you choose)

code:


WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ProgName" "DisplayName" "Some arbitrary string that describes your program in the add/remove control panel"

WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ProgName" "UninstallString" "The full path to your uninstaller, e.g. $INSTDIR\UninstallMe.exe"

WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ProgName" "InstallLocation" "The directory in which the uninstaller lives I think, e.g. $INSTDIR"

And then in the uninstall section you need

code:


DeleteRegKey HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ProgName"