Replace add or remove programs

[englishmen]

I should not think its possible but i may as well ask, I found a very small, fast and cool app called Uninstall Tool i have been using instead of add or remove programs for the last few weeks and love it. Is it possible either to

1* Remove add or remove programs and replace it with uninstall tool or

2* Readdress the "Software" link in the right click context menu of "My Computer"(option in nlite) to point to uninstall tool of which i can place in C:\WINDOWS folder.

Thanks for any and all information you can supply.

[Camarade_Tux]

You'd need to replace addwiz.cpl

So, this soft is not in the good format.

Maybe a wrapper exist, but I don't know.

Ask the software dev.

[Xable]

You could try using Control Panel File Maker

[MCT]

this is what i do..

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\URSoft\Your Uninstaller!]
"InstallPath"="{app}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\URSoft\Your Uninstaller!]
"Path"="{app}\uruninstaller.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\YU3]
"@"="Uninstall with Your Uninstaller! 2006"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\YU3\command]
"@"="{app}\uruninstaller.exe %1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\YU3]
"@"="Uninstall with Your Uninstaller!"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\YU3\command]
"@"="{app}\uruninstaller.exe %1"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\don't load]
"Appwiz.cpl"="1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-FC03B2F08C17}]
"@"=

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-FC03B2F08C17}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:1E

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-FC03B2F08C17}]
"@"="Add/Remove Programs"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-FC03B2F08C17}]
"InfoTip"="Add/Remove Programs"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-FC03B2F08C17}\Shell\Open\Command]
"@"=""{app}\uruninstaller.exe""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-FC03B2F08C17}\DefaultIcon]
"@"=""{app}\uruninstaller.exe""

replace {app} with c:\program files\program_dir

the appwiz.cpl value stops appwiz from showing in control panel

Edited December 30, 2005 by MCT

[englishmen]

Thanks MCT but what do i actually do with the code you supplied? thanks.

[colore]

I should not think its possible but i may as well ask, I found a very small, fast and cool app called Uninstall Tool i have been using instead of add or remove programs for the last few weeks and love it. Is it possible either to

1* Remove add or remove programs and replace it with uninstall tool or

2* Readdress the "Software" link in the right click context menu of "My Computer"(option in nlite) to point to uninstall tool of which i can place in C:\WINDOWS folder.

Thanks for any and all information you can supply.

I am interested in http://xpis.alfaspace.net/ but it doesnt work

[Camarade_Tux]

Just a new website. Don't take the version 2 : it is huge and is a shareware.

I've uploaded a 7z file of mine : http://msfn.yaxm.org/apps/uTool.7z

edit : of course it is version 1.

Edited September 15, 2007 by Camarade_Tux