re: 1) Any ideas on the code that would be used to set up the registry
watcher? Right now, all I know to do is read the registry before and after
the install and compare them. But, what if another application (running in
the background) makes a registry change or addition?
That's why I need a way to monitor the system events of a particular
process.
re: 2) this is not needed as the setup will be launched from the
application.
[quoted text, click to view] "Ray Cassick (Home)" <rcassickNOSPAM@enterprocity.com> wrote in message
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> You might want to do someting like this...
>
> 1) Setup a registry watcher that gets triggered upon additions to the
> reigistry hive.
>
> 2) Setup some kind of hook to see what someone runs a msi file or a
> file
> along the name of setup.exe or something.
>
>
> "Jim Hubbard" <reply@groups.please> wrote in message
> news:8fSdnXYoRuWnmVjcRVn-jw@giganews.com...
>> I want to develop an installation watcher to watch over programs as they
>> install themselves to the PC.
>>
>> The FileSystemWatcher will enable me to see all files created or changed
>> within any subdirecty of any specified path. But, that's *too* much
>> information. Windows is constantly changing files and I don't want any
>> of
>> that information (besides.....all of that info could cause a buffer
> overflow
>> in the FileSystemWatcher).
>>
>> Is there a way to watch a PROGRAM's activity on the PC. Like.....is
>> there
> a
>> way to choose a program, launch the program and record everything it does
> to
>> the file system and registry without having to monitor every folder and
>> subfolder with FileSystemWatcher?
>>
>> I just am interested in the changes made by the installation program for
> use
>> in a freeware uninstaller written entirely in .Net.
>>
>> One reason is that 90% of installation programs leave registry info even
>> when they are "uninstalled". To me, uninstall means "remove all of your
>> crap from my PC". Evidentially, most software manufacturers feel
>> differently.
>>
>>
>>
>
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