Does using Visual Studio.NET Installer write to the registry?

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Maz - 28 Jan 2005 10:39 GMT

When one creates an MSI file using Visual Studio.NET installer, unless one
specifically sets up the MSI file to write to the registry, does the
installer write anything to the registry by default at all?

If so I'd appreciate knowing what and where is written to the registry.

Thanks.

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Marc Jennings - 15 Feb 2005 12:42 GMT

I don't know that, but you can easily find out by using Regmon,
available from
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/regmon.shtml

It can be used to track access to the registry, so you can find out
what processes are accessing which bits of the registry.

>When one creates an MSI file using Visual Studio.NET installer, unless one
>specifically sets up the MSI file to write to the registry, does the
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>Thanks.

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