Install and Uninstall

[Force]

Is there any example code for installing and uninstalling a program ?

I mean to show my program between Control Panel ----> Programs

[donkey]

The uninstall program can be anything you want, when you install the program you must simply register the uninstall program in the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\YourProgName\

You can look at the entries in the key to see what you need to include.

[vanjast]

It's probably advisable to keep clear of the registry when installing programs - it gets messy and can be problematic.
A simple folder delete is more efficient as an uninstall function.
:wink

[Force]

Thanks

first I need to know how to install my program

[baltoro]

Unless your program (you have told us nothing about it) is really complicated, involving a number of COM components,...the simplest method of installation is merely to create a new directory (folder) and unzip your program into it, with all dependent files.
That way the user can just delete the folder to uninstall.
...Simple and almost fool-proof,...especially during development.

[Force]

yes its easy way and i do it  i can make short way icon on the desktop from that folder also

in fact i dont know really why lot of programmers use installion wizard for their programs

I just wondered it so i wanted to learn installion technique

[anunitu]

I think that the install thing came about from Dos. it used to be that you had to configure a program manually after you unzipped into a directory, and it could be kind of complicated to set up the environmental variables in your Bat file. The autoexec.bat file was where you set of your path string,among other things. 

[vanjast]

I just wondered it so i wanted to learn installion technique

This is probably a result of MSoft's drive to do it 'their way'
This is offered as an easy (default) option for those lazy RAD developers, but here at Masm County, the folk are a bit different, if not, impossible  :wink

[vanjast]

I just wondered it so i wanted to learn installion technique

This is a mission on it's own..
I my vague 'bottled' memory, you have to literally write another program (script or C based [say no more]) to install the crap.
.. when a simple copy would do.

Nudge.. Nudge.. Wink.. Wink..  :bdg

[vanjast]

in fact i dont know really why lot of programmers use installion wizard for their programs

Coz.. they're stupid and lazy. BUT you'll find them as 'experts' in IT departments..  :U

[Force]

They use installion wizard even if with simple program so   as you said we think it's   way of experts