Creating registry conditions
Registry conditions specify the installation information by which the product is to be recognized.
IMPORTANT: Strict conditions (conditions without wildcard characters) take a precedence over non-strict conditions (conditions with wildcards for character substitution). This means that if a product in the registry matches any strict registry condition, all non-strict registry conditions ignore that product.
To create a registry condition:
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In the Software Recognition - Registry Condition window, in the Product Name field, type in a value for matching to the product name in the installation information. You can use standard wildcard characters: the question mark (?) substitutes for one character, the asterisk (*) substitutes for any zero or more characters.
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If you need to restrict the condition, specify either or both of the following parameters:
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To specify the software publisher, select the Manufacturer check box and type in the value for matching the product manufacturer in the installation information.
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To specify the software version, select the Product Version check box and type in the value for matching the product version in the installation information.
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Click OK.
You can use standard wildcard characters ? and * in both the Manufacturer and the Product Version fields.