Windows Installer Properties for the 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 | The last time this product received service. The value of this property is replaced each time a patch is applied or removed from the product or the /v Command-Line Option is used to repair the product. If the product has received no repairs or patches this property contains the time this product was installed on this computer. |
| 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 |
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