Re: Different folder of exe and dll
On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:39:05 -0400, Joseph M. Newcomer
<newcomer@flounder.com> wrote:
There are problems with "App Paths".
That's an understatement. While trying to install VS.NET 2003, the Epson
Copy Utility appeared first thing after I clicked "Prerequisites" in the
VS.NET installer. Dismissing that program caused VS.NET setup to silently
end as well. Why? It turns out that Epson installed a registry key named
"setup.exe" under "App Paths", that looks like this:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
Paths\setup.exe]
"RunAsOnNonAdminInstall"=dword:00000001
"BlockOnTSNonInstallMode"=dword:00000001
"Path"="C:\\Program Files\\EPSON\\Utility Suite\\Copy Utility"
@="C:\\Program Files\\EPSON\\Utility Suite\\Copy Utility\\ECOPY.exe"
This caused the VS.NET installer to run the "ecopy.exe" program it found
there, and deleting this key was the answer. Just the other day, I
installed a bloated driver set for a sound card, and partway through, I had
to dismiss one of my HP printer programs. Silly me, I forgot to clear my
"App Paths", which contained entries for "install.exe" and "setup.exe".
--
Doug Harrison
Visual C++ MVP