Registry search for main folder of another Product

[eandersen]

Is it possible to make a registry search for the main folder of another installed product? I need the folder to be able to insert my files into the other product's folder structure. I have a VB script that can search the registry for this but I'm hoping you have a standard way of doing this. The VB script stores the folder name in a property and this property is used when adding a 'property based folder'.

[Cosmin]

Hi,

In order to find a registry entry you can use a search. If the other product is a MSI which was registered with Windows Installer, you can retrieve its installation path from this registry value:

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\<PackageCode>\InstallLocation

After the search is configured to retrieve the path, you can use its property for the property-based folder.

Regards,
Cosmin