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INSTALLDIR and the Registry

InstallShield 2012 Spring Express Edition

You can set the default installation directory for your installation to be a key value found in the target system's registry. This directory is stored in the INSTALLDIR property in the General Information view.

One limitation of using a registry entry to set the value of INSTALLDIR is the fact that the registry entry must exist on the target system before your installation starts. If the registry entry cannot be found, INSTALLDIR is set to the last valid value you had entered for it.

For example, when you first create an installation project, the value of INSTALLDIR is [ProgramFilesFolder]Your Company Name\Default. If you were to change this to read from the registry, and the registry entry is not found, INSTALLDIR reverts to the previous value of [ProgramFilesFolder]Your Company Name\Default.

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Setting INSTALLDIR from the Registry

General Information Settings

General Information View