Thanks for the information. You actually stated what I proposed to the other application teams. But you know how some can get set in their ways, so I was curious if there was a work-around that I could do on my end. It sounds like there is not though.
BrianG Mike Dimmick wrote: > > This registry _value_ (not key) should almost certainly be created by > the hardware INF, not by your application installer. USB devices will > normally have a serial number which is part of the registry key name; if > it doesn't have a serial number then Windows will create a unique key > based on the port that the device is plugged into. This means that your > DeviceHandlers value won't be applied correctly to a device if the user > moves it to a different port. > > If you are using serial numbers but each device has the same serial > number, you have a different problem - if a user plugs two of the > devices into the same computer, Windows may behave oddly. See Raymond > Chen's blog at > http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2004/11/10/255047.aspx. > > Your Windows Installer-based package should not be creating this value, > in my opinion. > > At least, if I'm reading > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc > /platform/shell/programmersguide/shell_basics/shell_basics_extending/aut > oplay/autoplay2k_cookbook.asp correctly. > > -- > Mike Dimmick > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Prevent-Registry-Removal-tf2344822.html#a6529927 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
