OT: Looking for programes installed.

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Sims

Hi,

I know this is a bit OT but it is programming related.

Is there a web site that list how/where to find if a certain application is
installed and the path for that application.
I am of course talking about the more popular applications, like Opera, IE,
MSWord etc...

For example, finding if Outlook 2000 is installed and the path for it?

Sims
 
Just look it up in the register. Most popular applications have entries in
there. One place where you could look is :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths

All subkeys have a path that you can then extract. I don't know though if
every app is listed there ... I just know a lot of them are.

Yves
 
Just look it up in the register. Most popular applications have entries in
there. One place where you could look is :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths

All subkeys have a path that you can then extract. I don't know though if
every app is listed there ... I just know a lot of them are.
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Thanks, is there a web site that would hold such a list for the more obscure
items?

Sims
 
Not that I know off but you could search your registry for keys containing
certain text (programs) and look at their location to get a better idea of
where to find what. A good 'search engine' for the registry is 'registry
crawler' (www.4dev.com)

Yves
 
Take a look at the entries under the following registry key


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
 
CheckAbdoul said:
Take a look at the entries under the following registry key


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

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Thanks but that will not help much, i will, at best get the location of the
uninstall directory.

Sims
 
phoenix said:
Not that I know off but you could search your registry for keys containing
certain text (programs) and look at their location to get a better idea of
where to find what. A good 'search engine' for the registry is 'registry
crawler' (www.4dev.com)
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No, unfortunately it is not quite was i was after.
I wanted more of a list, for example.

Application name, reg entry to get that path.

Looking at my registry setting will only tell me where my apps are
installed.

Sims
 
Sims said:
Hi,

I know this is a bit OT but it is programming related.

Is there a web site that list how/where to find if a certain application is
installed and the path for that application.
I am of course talking about the more popular applications, like Opera, IE,
MSWord etc...
Click to expand...

Why do you need to know this? If, for example, you wish Word to open with a
document you have to hand then just just point the shell at the .doc. The
application will be launched for you. Similarly, to open the default browser
just point to a .html file.
 
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