add/remove programs

[lumps2385]

How do you make something appear in add/remove programs in the control panel. I just copied an app over with out reinstalling it and I want it to appear in the list.

[flyerI]

The uninstall program is put in place when you do an install. If you merely copied an app from another location (old drive) the OS would not know about it.

[lumps2385]

I know but you can add it with a registry entry, i just wanna know what it is.

[AugustWest]

If you copied it over then you didnt register it (through the OS registry, dlls etc..), therefore no need to add/remove it. Simply delete the directory when you want to remove it.

[ua549]

Originally posted by lumps2385
I know but you can add it with a registry entry, i just wanna know what it is.

Even if you added the entry to the registry, you wouldn't be able to uninstall the application without the supporing uninstall code.

[I4one]

The above posts are correct..and I agree with them.....
In other words what purpose could there be in installing an uninstallable name in the Add/Remove....?

_IF_ you have the uninstall string.....and each program's string is unique basically......that's a different matter, possibly....

The uninstall string might be found in the .inf file...then TweakUI's Add/Remove tab could be used to add the Uninstall string Command and associated app name which should then appear in ControlPanel's add/remove........which I 'think' would -only work- if all the associated .dll's and exe are properly registered thru a "run" string for each one(too much fuss, if even possible).....