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def register_uninstall(uninstallkey,uninstallstring,win64app=False,
        quiet_uninstall_string='',
        install_location = None, display_icon=None,display_name=None,display_version=None,publisher=''):
    """Register the uninstall method in Windows registry,
        so that the application is displayed in Control Panel / Programs and features

    """
    if not uninstallkey:
        raise Exception('No uninstall key provided')
    if not uninstallstring:
        raise Exception('No uninstallstring provided')
    if iswin64() and not win64app:
        root = "Software\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall"
    else:
        root = "Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall"
    with reg_openkey_noredir(_winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,"%s\\%s" % (root,uninstallkey.encode(locale.getpreferredencoding())),
           sam=_winreg.KEY_ALL_ACCESS,create_if_missing=True) as appkey:
        reg_setvalue(appkey,'UninstallString',uninstallstring)
        reg_setvalue(appkey,'InstallDate',currentdate())
        if quiet_uninstall_string:
            reg_setvalue(appkey,'QuietUninstallString',quiet_uninstall_string)
        else:
            reg_setvalue(appkey,'QuietUninstallString',uninstallstring)
        if display_icon:
            reg_setvalue(appkey,'DisplayIcon',display_icon)
        if display_name:
            reg_setvalue(appkey,'DisplayName',display_name)
        if display_version:
            reg_setvalue(appkey,'DisplayVersion',display_version)
        if install_location:
            reg_setvalue(appkey,'InstallLocation',install_location)
        if publisher:
            reg_setvalue(appkey,'Publisher',publisher)