RegistryKey Element

Description

Used for organization of child RegistryValue elements or to create a registry key (and optionally remove it during uninstallation).

Windows Installer references

Registry Table

Parents

Component, RegistryKey

Inner Text

None

Children

Choice of elements (min: 0, max: unbounded)

Permission (min: 0, max: unbounded): ACL permission
PermissionEx (min: 0, max: unbounded): Can also configure the ACLs for this registry key.
RegistryKey (min: 0, max: unbounded)
RegistryValue (min: 0, max: unbounded)
Any Element namespace='##other' processContents='Lax'
- PermissionEx

Attributes

Name	Type	Description
Action	Enumeration	This is the action that will be taken for this registry value. This attribute's value must be one of the following: create Creates the key, if absent, when the parent component is installed. createAndRemoveOnUninstall Creates the key, if absent, when the parent component is installed then remove the key with all its values and subkeys when the parent component is uninstalled. none Does nothing; this element is used merely in WiX authoring for organization and does nothing to the final output. This is the default value.
Id	String	Primary key used to identify this particular entry. If this attribute is not specified, an identifier will be generated by hashing the parent Component identifier, Root, Key, and Name.
Key	String	The localizable key for the registry value. If the parent element is a RegistryKey, this value may be omitted to use the path of the parent, or if its specified it will be appended to the path of the parent.
Root	RegistryRootType	The predefined root key for the registry value.

How Tos and Examples

See Also

Wix Schema