A. To use the registry to prevent Windows Installer from creating the rollback information described in the FAQ "What's the Windows Installer rollback functionality?", perform the following steps:
- Start a registry editor (e.g., regedit.exe).
- Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer registry subkey to make the change for all users on that machine or navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer registry subkey to make the change for the current user.
- From the Edit menu, select New, DWORD Value.
- Enter the name DisableRollback, then press Enter.
- Double-click the new value, set it to 1, then click OK.
- Close the registry editor.
- Log off and log on for the change to take effect.