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How to abort a install shield installation from Visual studio?

I install a exe in visual studio which is a part of installshield project. I need to check the existence of a registry and based on the result, I have to abort the installation of entire Installer. Is there any way to trigger the abort process in C#?

Solution

  • There is no need to write any code for this. This is already a supported feature of windows-installer.

    In Installshield, go to behavior and logic > System Search. Define a new system search.

    Choose the Registry entry item.

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    Select the registry path and value for which you want to search.

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    Create any custom property here and check the radio box to Store the value in property and use in Install condition.

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    This is it.