Uninstall Registry Key

Windows Installer

Uninstall Registry Key

The following installer properties give the values written under the registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

The values are stored in a subkey identified by the application's product code GUID.

Value Windows Installer property
DisplayName ProductName property
DisplayVersion Derived from ProductVersion property
Publisher Manufacturer property
VersionMinor Derived from ProductVersion property
VersionMajor Derived from ProductVersion property
Version Derived from ProductVersion property
HelpLink ARPHELPLINK property
HelpTelephone ARPHELPTELEPHONE property
InstallDate Installation date
InstallLocation ARPINSTALLLOCATION property
InstallSource SourceDir property
URLInfoAbout ARPURLINFOABOUT property
URLUpdateInfo ARPURLUPDATEINFO property
AuthorizedCDFPrefix ARPAUTHORIZEDCDFPREFIX property
Comments

ARPCOMMENTS property

Comments provided to the Add or Remove Programs control panel.

Contact

ARPCONTACT property

Contact provided to the Add or Remove Programs control panel.

EstimatedSize Determined and set by the Windows Installer.
Language ProductLanguage property
ModifyPath Determined and set by the Windows Installer.
Readme

ARPREADME property

Readme provided to the Add or Remove Programs control panel.

UninstallString Determined and set by Windows Installer.
SettingsIdentifier MSIARPSETTINGSIDENTIFIER property

 

See Also

About Properties
Configuring Add/Remove Programs with Windows Installer
Property Reference
Using Properties

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