lennitHello!
First, I just have to say that I have been playing with the trial version of wyBuild/wyUpdate today and this is truly a wonderful product! I had a test application up and updating in almost no time. Very impressive! 🙂
I have been playing around with the trial version in order to try to find a replacement for ClickOnce, and so far wyBuild has met all of our requirements. I do have one question that I haven't been able to find in the forums or through Google though and I hope that somebody here can answer it.
We have an application that is installed on a Windows machine. In "Programs and Features" its name is "OurProgram 2.0" and when we release an update we rename it to something like "OurProgram 2.5". How would updating this version name in "Programs and Features" work with wyUpdate? I'm guessing it's something simple that I have overlooked.
Thanks for your time!!
We have an application that is installed on a Windows machine. In "Programs and Features" its name is "OurProgram 2.0" and when we release an update we rename it to something like "OurProgram 2.5". How would updating this version name in "Programs and Features" work with wyUpdate? I'm guessing it's something simple that I have overlooked.
Are you talking about your program name inside the Uninstall programs window?
lennitYes, exactly. The program name in the Uninstall/Change window under the Windows Control Panel.
All these values are stored in the registry. Open "regedit.exe" and navigate to "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OurProgram". The values you'l want to change are "DisplayName" or "DisplayVersion".
Of course, after you've found which values you want to change you can do this within wyBuild. Simply create a new registry change, and in the value field put "OurName %version%". The %version% variable will be replaced by the version you're working on.
Tell me if this helps.
