Check if Windows imaging components is installed (wic registry)

Question

How to check whether windows imaging component is installed or not on 64 bit XP machine.

Answer 1

Check the existence of C:\Windows\System32\WindowsCodecs.dll

Answer 2

Windows imaging component gets installed along with the MSOFFICE. if not check in registry >>

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows Imaging Component

Check for InstalledVersion in that regdirectory.

If that key is present then windows imaging component is installed else not