What the Setup Program Does

The setup program installs files and updates the Windows registry.

The setup program:

Writable files shared by all users

As part of its Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) compliance configuration, InfoMaker installs writable files that are shared by all users. On Windows XP, the shared directory is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents\Sybase\InfoMaker 12.5. On Windows Vista and Windows 2008, the shared directory is C:\Users\Public\Documents\Sybase\InfoMaker 12.5, and on Windows 7, it is C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Sybase\InfoMaker 12.5.

The shared files include:

Files reserved for individual users

Other writable files are installed in the default Program Files\Sybase subdirectories, but are copied to different locations the first time a user starts InfoMaker. In this way, each user gets a private copy of these files.

The following table lists the files that are copied and updated in the directories of all users who run an instance of InfoMaker. The path variable in the table header (UserName) stands for the user name of an InfoMaker user. For Windows XP, this is under the C:\Documents and Settings directory. For Windows Vista and 2008, this is under the C:\Users directory.

In C:\...\UserName\ subdirectory Files copied or updated

On Windows XP:

  • Local Settings\Application Data\Sybase\InfoMaker 12.5

On Windows Vista, Windows 2008, and Windows 7:

  • AppData\Local\Sybase\InfoMaker 12.5
  • PBODB125.INI initialization file
  • IM125.LIC and im125_sysam.properties license files

On Windows XP:

  • My Documents\Sybase\InfoMaker 12.5\Tutorial

On Windows Vista and 2008:

  • Documents\Sybase\InfoMaker 12.5\Tutorial

On Windows 7:

  • My Documents\Sybase\InfoMaker 12.5\Tutorial
  • Files for the Getting Started tutorial

The locations of writable InfoMaker files reserved for individual use are set in HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry entries for each InfoMaker user. For example, the location of the IM.INI file that is copied to each user's local application data directory is registered under the InitPath key in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sybase\InfoMaker\12.5.

Registry changes

The setup program makes the following changes to the Windows registry: