AddReg

The [AddReg] section, under the [DefaultInstall] section, is required and describes the keys and values that the .cab file adds to the device registry.

 [add_registry_section]
registry_root_string , subkey,[value_name], flags, value[,value]
[registry_root_string, subkey,[value_name], flags, value[,value]]

registry_root_strings

String that specifies the registry root location. The following table shows the values that are supported by Windows CE.

Root string	Description
HKCR	The same as HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
HKCU	The same as HKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKLM	The same as HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

value_name

Registry value name. If empty, the "(default)" registry value name is used.

flags

Numeric value that specifies information about the registry key. The following table shows the values that are supported by Window CE.

Flag	Value	Description
FLG_ADDREG_NOCLOBBER	0x00000002	If the registry key exists, do not overwrite it. This flag can be used in combination with any of the other flags in this table.
FLG_ADDREG_TYPE_SZ	0x00000000	The REG_SZ registry data type.
FLG_ADDREG_TYPE_MULTI_SZ	0x00010000	The REG_MULTI_SZ registry data type. The value field that follows can be a list of strings separated by commas.
FLG_ADDREG_TYPE_BINARY	0x00000001	The REG_BINARY registry data type. The value field that follows must be a list of numeric values separated by commas, one byte per field, and must not use the 0x hexadecimal prefix.
FLG_ADDREG_TYPE_DWORD	0x00010001	The REG_DWORD data type. Only the non-compatible format in the Win32 Setup .inf documentation is supported.

The following code example shows a typical [AddReg] section.

AddReg = RegSettings.All

[RegSettings.All]
HKLM,%reg_path%,,0x00000000,alpha        ; <default> = "alpha"
HKLM,%reg_path%,test,0x00010001,3        ; Test = 3
HKLM,%reg_path%\new,another,0x00010001,6    ; New\another = 6