Registry

[jimo]

WHen I try and write to HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\$TITLE$
to add DisplayVersion and HelpTelephone string values the installer hangs on the apply install command.

[sinan]

You should not write to those keys directly...they are maintained internally by InstallAware and this is probably what is causing the problem. If you have to write to them, try making a plug-in that you can call after Apply Install has finished execution.

[jimo]

The reason I am writing to them is because InstallAware does not add them, they should show up under Add or Remove Programs when you click "Click Here for support information".

[sinan]

We'll expand the built in items to include these for the next major version update.

[jimo]

That'll be great.

[sinan]

I created a setup to try to replicate this issue - failed. The setup ran fine and the values were displayed properly. Can you send me your script that fails, probably something else is going wrong.

[jimo]

You are correct the command (I think) that was causing the apply install to hang was set variable $VER$ to $VER$.1234 I was trying to add a decimal to the variable. I changed the way I did this and I can write the two registry entries. Although the DisplayVersion value should be written by InstallAware for the Product Versino Property. The help telephone information should be a property added in the future.