WPS: DLL registration
Hi,
I'm new to Wise and trying to repackage an app that registers some DLLs. After using SetupCapture, WPS populates the SelfReg table with these DLLs. If I change registration to ordered, it does it with custom actions.
How can I get WPS to capture the registration in the correct registry tables, rather than the legacy SelfReg table?
Thanks
I'm new to Wise and trying to repackage an app that registers some DLLs. After using SetupCapture, WPS populates the SelfReg table with these DLLs. If I change registration to ordered, it does it with custom actions.
How can I get WPS to capture the registration in the correct registry tables, rather than the legacy SelfReg table?
Thanks
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Posted by:
MSIPackager
18 years ago
Yup, once you've installed Wise (before your capture) goto Edit menu, Preferences and on the General tab uncheck Automatically add self-registration box
Or you can go it in the registry by changing value of EditorFlags from 0 to 4 - its in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wise Solutions\Windows Installer Editor\Settings key
Hope it helps,
Rob.
Or you can go it in the registry by changing value of EditorFlags from 0 to 4 - its in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wise Solutions\Windows Installer Editor\Settings key
Hope it helps,
Rob.
Posted by:
meastaugh1
18 years ago
Thanks Rob,
Adding in that registry value works great. However, there doesn't seem to be that option in the user interface of WPS. Btw I've got Standard v6, if that makes any difference.
cheers
Mike
Adding in that registry value works great. However, there doesn't seem to be that option in the user interface of WPS. Btw I've got Standard v6, if that makes any difference.
cheers
Mike
Posted by:
MSIPackager
18 years ago
Glad it helped - my post was based on v5.x - haven't gotten my mitts on v6 yet [:@] Sure it's in there somewhere... if you find it, let me know [;)]
Pesky selfreg table.
Cheers,
Rob.
Pesky selfreg table.
Cheers,
Rob.
Posted by:
meastaugh1
18 years ago
Found it. In InstallEditor, Tools>Options>Advertising tab>Automatically Add Self-registration.
Posted by:
meastaugh1
18 years ago
One more question. As I understand it, selfreg should never be used. If this is the case, why does Wise use selfreg by default? Is this just a flaw in the design of Wise default behaviour?
Posted by:
MSIPackager
18 years ago
Yes even MS recommend avoiding using selfreg table http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/selfreg_table.asp
Don't know why WPS is setup to use it by default - it's madness. Thanks for the info re v6 [:)]
Cheers,
Rob.
Don't know why WPS is setup to use it by default - it's madness. Thanks for the info re v6 [:)]
Cheers,
Rob.
Posted by:
timmsie
18 years ago
By setting the option that you detailed wise should be capturing the registering info and adding it to the tables. The files will not be set to self reg
Posted by:
misk
18 years ago
i am not 100% sure but i have that option set and sometimes the wise pixies still manage to populate the selfreg table. i look at the components of the dlls in the selfreg table and check out if the advertising info is there, it seems to be...so i think that wise pointlessly populates the selfreg table.
any opinions?
any opinions?
Posted by:
timmsie
18 years ago
my mistake, I obviously can't read[:@] If you have the "Automatically add self-registration" option selected on the General tab of the preferences menu then it will add self registration. You need to uncheck this box
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