Check Version Of A Software Installed Verses A Current?
Jan 11, 2011Is there a way to have a form event check the version of say Adobe Flash/Shockwave/Reader on the PC and then check what's available on the web?
View 3 RepliesIs there a way to have a form event check the version of say Adobe Flash/Shockwave/Reader on the PC and then check what's available on the web?
View 3 Repliesi am working on an application and i want to connect it with mssql database , i dont know about the version of installed mssql server at the pc , how can i get the version of installed mssql server so that i can connect my application with that .(is it possible to check the version of installed mssql server with out connecting it with my application.)
View 2 RepliesI'm creating a WindowsForm application and I need a code to check target's machine installed version of DirectX.If the reg key doesn't match with provided one >>> load the form and launch the DX installer "redistdirectx_Jun2010_redistDXSETUP.exe"If the reg key matches with the provided one >>> launch other application "Setup.exe"
Provided version:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftDirectX]
"Version"="4.09.00.0904"
I have created a license system for my application with MySql about half a year ago. What it would do is take the serial number and send it to my server if the key was correct it would return a 0 if its wrong the return value would be a 1.The problem was that when the serial number was entered correctly my program would create a "fake file" for example vb.dll in the system.And on run time my program would check for that vb.dll if the file exist it would skip my trial program and run the app as a full version. Half year later i think creating a "fake file" and checking for it on start up is extremely wrong and that's not very good security.How can i check the difference between a full version and unregistered version?
View 23 RepliesI have created windows installer application, now when I upgrade the same I get following error nother version of the product is already installed. Installation of this version cannot continue. To configure or remove the existing version ...use add remove program in control paneI changed the version number but still I get the error.. I even tried changing the product code and set removepreviousversion property to true but still no luck
View 7 RepliesHow to programmatically detect 32-bit or 64-bit visio version is installed?
View 7 RepliesI need to get the current install version for several apps installed on my machine (The same thing displayed in the Add/Remove Programs list)....how do I get this version info programatically?
View 4 RepliesGetting follwoing error while installing ClickOnce VB.net application"
"the application requires that assembly System.Net Version 3.5.0.0 be installed on GAC"
I need to be able to detect which version of Excel I have installed in my machine from some .NET code I'm developing. I'm currently using Application.Version for that, but it doesn't give me information about Service Packs.
View 4 Replieshow to detect if MSXML parser is installed on a machine or not. I looked for a registry entry,but unable to get one. I am writing a VB.NET application.
View 4 RepliesI am trying to kill my program when a new version is being installed through the installer using a custom action.
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I have written a program in VB Express 2008 and published it so I can install on another PC. When trying to install on another PC I get the error message "Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPack.Vs Version 9.0.0.0 be installed in the Global Cache (GAC) first" I have already installed the .NET 3.5 and the PowerPack but I still get the message.
View 2 RepliesI have to say, the search box in this forum is questionable. searched for this:My.Application.Info.Versionand got lots and lots of hits and not one post actually had those words.....Anyway, I want an About msgbox to popup with the publish version displayed.In my project properties, under the Publish tab, Visual Studio has the following:
Major: 5
Minor: 0
Build: 0
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I can get the current version of the os but i cannot get its service pack.
Dim OSSP As String = (Environment.OSVersion.ServicePack) Is what i tried using but i get nothing
Traditionally, class/type name is literally spelled inside its definition.
Public Class MyCustomClass
Public child As MyCustomClass
Public Shared Function Clone(ByVal original As MyCustomClass) As MyCustomClass
End Class
This is not a problem most of the time; C-languages even use class name as constructor methods' name. But consider a generic declaration:
Public Class MyListOfIntegers
Inherits MyCustomList(Of Integer)
End Class
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This scenario has 2 issues. The first one is that constructors are not inherited, and you have to provide pass-through wrappers in every derived class, — this is quiet dumb, but tolerable. The second issue is more severe: derived class inherits CloneMe() method which returns MyCustomList(Of Integer) , not MyListOfIntegers ! Every returned value must be manually DirectCast 'ed for further use with methods that expect MyListOfIntegers . This issue, together with the first one, renders inheritance of generic class almost useless.
So I need a "MyClass" alternative for static type-binding inside type definition. In case of generic type that is referencing other compound types, task could be accomplished by adding second parameter to type section:
Public Class MyCustomList(Of T, TList)
...
Public Function CloneMe() As TList
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But since we must reference our own type, it would create an infinite recursive loop of additional typeparamlist arguments. How can this be resolved, aside of creating separate classes without generics?
I have created one setup package using VS 2005 deployment. I need to check wheather Microsoft Webservice 2 is installed or not condition before installing. I have used "Launch Condition" which need Component Id. But i am not able to find to where i can get component id for "Web Services Enhancements 2.0 SP2 for Microsoft .NET".
View 2 Repliesi need to create one application to check
1.Windows installer installed or not if not i have to invoke WindowsInstaller MSI
2. .NET Framework installed or not if not i have to invoke .NET Framework MSI
3.then finally i have to invoke one EXE file
Is there a quick code (VB 2005/2008) for checking if Framework is installed on the host system?
So the program you are designing runs and checks for framework.
I have a VB.NET 2008 (FW 3.5) app with J# 2.0 as a prerequisite.For some problems I have to check during runtime if this framework is installed.
View 1 RepliesI'm using VB.Net 2005 Pro and want to be able to check if a particular program is installed. I've seen lots of ideas about checking files in the program files folder or scanning the registry for keywords but none of these seem particularly foolproof. Is there a way to get a definitive answer to if an app is installed?
View 2 RepliesI have this code for my update checker. It loads a blank text file on my server containg the current version. I have it set to naviagte to this url then searches the web browser for the current version. If it cannot find it then there is a newer version, and a button becomes visible which lunches a webpage that has the current version. I would like it to loop my Check_for_update code until the webbrowser1.statustext = "Done" Below is the code i have but it doesnt work for some reason. Private Sub Update_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
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I am planning to make a setup wizard for my program through visual studio 2010. My program uses SQL databases, and I just wanted to know if there is a way to check if SQL is installed through the setup wizard and if not install it. Or at the very least provide a link to where they can get an easy setup file.
View 3 RepliesMy application required .NET Framework 2.0.Currently, if it is not installed the user recieves the following error:The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135)'.It becomes extremely tiresome repeating to users that this is because the framework isn't installed. Is there some way to check if .NET framework 2.0 is installed before running, or in some way change this cryptic message so the user knows immediately
View 15 RepliesBasically I want this to be implemented:1)The user presses a 'Open Itunes' button2)Program checks if iTunes is installed
View 5 RepliesI was thinking of checking the registry keys that a web browsers makes, and hopefully seeing if I could get accurate answer. Yet I only discovered that most of them do not remove registry values after a uninstall, nor do they make any indication that the program was removed from the system.
View 6 Repliesi want to make a webcam capture program but i want a msgbox to display if webcam is not found.
View 1 RepliesUsing either VB.NET, C#, or VBScript, how can I check if the IIS 6 Management Compatibility feature and its subfeatures have been installed on a machine running IIS 7.x?
View 1 RepliesI am trying to build a program for a PC Business to check and see if an antivirus is installed, if not suggest some that are available, but im lost when it comes to trying to get my program to check and see if one is installed.
View 2 RepliesI want to make a program which first of all check whether a serie of programs is installed, if a program is installed I would like to find the installation path, so I will be able to work with it further..My first though was to check in the registry, there is theinstallation path also mentioned right?Another possible way was to search all the harddrives for a specific .exe fil. If then the file is found, the program is installed, and you should be able to find the path to the found .exe file. This is more "secure", right? - Because not all program is registred in the registry right? (E.g. if you move it from another location, and doesn't install it).
View 7 RepliesHow to Check whether the Exchange Server 2003 is installed on Target computer while making installer?
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