looking for FrameMaker install location in the registry

[Scott Prentice]

Hi Jakob...

I've always used the first one .. 
HKLM\Software\Adobe\FrameMaker\7.2\FMHome .. (assuming that you know the 
version you're looking for ahead of time). If you want to know the 
"current" version, use hte second one .. 
HLKM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App 
Paths\Path\FrameMaker.exe\Path

Cheers,

...scott

Scott Prentice
Leximation, Inc.
www.leximation.com
+1.415.485.1892



Jakob Fix wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am preparing an update installer to be deployed by authors in my
> organisation.  The update contains mainly updated EDDs and other
> supporting files and will be copied to the Structure subdirectory.
>
> I need to determine the location of where FrameMaker has been
> installed, as not all authors have the same directory structure, so I
> can't presume that FrameMaker will always be in C:\Program
> Files\Adobe\FrameMaker7.2.
>
> So, I think the location of where FrameMaker has been installed is
> available somewhere in the registry (yes, this is Windows).  However,
> searching for the string "Adobe\FrameMaker7.2" yielded several
> results.  Here are my candidates:
>
> HKLM\Software\Adobe\FrameMaker\7.2\FMHome
> HLKM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Path
> HLKM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders
> HLKM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{...-...-....}\InstallLocation
>   (where the string in between { and } is some kind of unique identifier.
>
> I would be grateful for advice which key to choose as I am not sure
> which one  is the most reliable.
>
> Thank you.
>