document updated 16 years ago, on May 6, 2008

Often, you want to know what files will be created/modified when a package will be/was installed.

standard registry entries
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ — just a pointer to some top-level information
  - good cmdline: reg query HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall /s | less
logs
- for .msi installers, logging can be turned on on an individual basis
install packages
- Windows Installer (ie. .MSI)
- InstallShield
- NSIS
utilities for tracking installed files