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What does the Installer do, exactly?

 
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Levitt
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:46 am    Post subject: What does the Installer do, exactly? Reply with quote
AutoHotKey is available as a zipped no-install archive, and with an installer.

But what exactly does the installer do? Does it just copy the files in a target directory and make the shortcuts? Or does it do other things (such as in the registry) that won't happen if you just use the Zip archive?


Can someone help clear this up?
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:00 pm    Post subject: Re: What does the Installer do, exactly? Reply with quote
Levitt wrote:
Does it just copy the files in a target directory and make the shortcuts? Or does it do
other things (such as in the registry) that won't happen if you just use the Zip archive?

Can someone help clear this up?

The installer adds convienience features (in the registry) like:
  • enabling double click on *.ahk to run that script
  • adding context menu items to edit or compile a script
  • create a new ahk file using template

Here are the registry entries that I captured during an old installation:
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\AutoHotkey]
"InstallDir"="C:\\Program Files\\AutoHotkey"
"Version"="1.0.40.11"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\.ahk\ShellNew]
"FileName"="Template.ahk"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\.ahk]
@="AutoHotkeyScript"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\AutoHotkeyScript\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files\\AutoHotkey\\AutoHotkey.exe,1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\AutoHotkeyScript\Shell\Compile\Command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\AutoHotkey\\Compiler\\Ahk2Exe.exe\" /in \"%l\""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\AutoHotkeyScript\Shell\Compile]
@="Compile Script"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\AutoHotkeyScript\Shell\Edit\Command]
@="notepad.exe %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\AutoHotkeyScript\Shell\Edit]
@="Edit Script"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\AutoHotkeyScript\Shell\Open\Command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\AutoHotkey\\AutoHotkey.exe\" \"%l\" %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\AutoHotkeyScript\Shell\Open]
@="Open"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\AutoHotkeyScript\Shell\Run\Command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\AutoHotkey\\AutoHotkey.exe\" \"%l\" %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\AutoHotkeyScript\Shell\Run]
@="Run Script"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\AutoHotkeyScript\Shell]
@="Run"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\AutoHotkeyScript]
@="AutoHotkey Script"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Ahk2Exe.exe]
@="C:\\Program Files\\AutoHotkey\\Compiler\\Ahk2Exe.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\AU3_Spy.exe]
@="C:\\Program Files\\AutoHotkey\\AU3_Spy.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\AutoHotkey.exe]
@="C:\\Program Files\\AutoHotkey\\AutoHotkey.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\AutoScriptWriter.exe]
@="C:\\Program Files\\AutoHotkey\\AutoScriptWriter\\AutoScriptWriter.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AutoHotkey]
"DisplayIcon"="C:\\Program Files\\AutoHotkey\\AutoHotkey.exe"
"DisplayName"="AutoHotkey 1.0.40.11"
"DisplayVersion"="1.0.40.11"
"Publisher"="Chris Mallett"
"UninstallString"="C:\\Program Files\\AutoHotkey\\uninst.exe"
"URLInfoAbout"="http://www.autohotkey.com"
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Levitt
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Gotcha! Thanks!
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