Keys to Exclude

The Keys to exclude tab on the Configure Reference System dialog specifies the registry areas that should not be checked for changes when the product is being packaged.

Important! If you specify a key on the Keys to exclude tab, changes made to the key during the reference installation will not be recorded!

The registry areas to exclude are dynamic areas, modified by Windows at runtime. Unless the keys for these registry areas are excluded from the packaging process, this dynamic modification may corrupt the reference installation. By default, these registry keys are excluded from the packaging process, through the Keys to exclude tab.

The default settings preclude the need to enter any keys on this dialog. You can exclude additional keys, for example, keys belonging to products not installed by the Packager, or products that can be installed in the future. A working knowledge of the registry is necessary to exclude the proper keys for these purposes.

To browse the registry to select a registry key to exclude, select the root from the Root field, then click the browse button (...) next to the Key field.

All keys and values under the selected Key to exclude are excluded from the check, if you select the Recursively option.

Areas that are pre-defined by default cannot be changed; therefore, the folder is unavailable (grayed out).