Setting INSTALLDIR from the Registry

InstallShield 2012 Spring Express Edition

To set the INSTALLDIR value from the registry:

In the View List under Organize Your Setup, click General Information.

In the INSTALLDIR setting, enter the full path to the registry key containing the value you want to use. For example:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\AppPaths\App.exe\

Setting this value to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current\Version\AppPaths\App.exe will instruct InstallShield to get this value from a string named App.exe in the AppPaths key. Setting this value to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current\Version\AppPaths\App.exe\ (with trailing backslash) will instruct InstallShield to get this value from the default value of the key named App.exe.

Note: The trailing backslash specifies that the final portion of the specifier is the name of a key and not a value name.

Setting INSTALLDIR from the Registry

InstallShield 2012 Spring Express Edition Help Library

May 2012