LKBEN11642: How to add registry settings to a setup project in visual studio?


Symptom

You need to add registry setting in a setup project.

Cause

Simple but a bit hidden.

Solution

To get a view of the registry, you need to right click on your project and select view and then registry.

Now you can see the registry so you can add entries to it for the setup project to generate a MSI file.

Have fun.

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About the Author

Author: Wim Peeters - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG

Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.

Latest update: 25/01/2023