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I need to develop a process that will detect if the users computer has certain programs installed and if so, what version. I believe I will need a list with the registry location and keys to look for and feed it to the program which is not a problem. Is there a better way to accomplish this?
My first thought was to check in the registry in the uninstallation entries but it seems one of the apps I wish to detect does not have one. What is the standard location for all registry using applications to make an entry in?
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Data pertaining to programs that are (or were at one time) installed on a system can also be found in the following registry locations: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppPaths. SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall.
Is there a way to do this? Thanks. Uninstall the programs and then re-install on the new drive. That will work permanently.
On 64-bit systems the x64 key is:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall Most programs are listed there. Look at the keys: DisplayName DisplayVersion
Note that the last is not always set!
On 64-bit systems the x86 key (usually with more entries) is:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
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