Checking for existing FL install

Forsaken · wrote on 18 May 2010, 12:08

Hello all, I have a hot item I need info on asap.

I’m making an installer for a mod. I want to check the registry to see if FL is installed. My question is - which registry entry is universal and will allow me to check to see if the game has been installed?

adoxa · wrote on 18 May 2010, 15:14

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Freelancer\1.0
You could also read AppPath under that key to find where it’s installed.

Forsaken · wrote on 18 May 2010, 15:45

For some reason it’s not letting me just look at that. It wants me to read a value from something such as the Digital ID and check it against a reference. However, I don’t know if this ID is universal.

Im using Advanced Installer btw.

adoxa · wrote on 19 May 2010, 05:33

Looking at the online guide, it looks like you want to do a Registry Search using “Local Machine” for the Root, “SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Freelancer\1.0” for the Key and “AppPath” for the Name; Type would then be Folder, I guess.

Forsaken · wrote on 19 May 2010, 12:00

Ok thanks man, I appreciate it!