I need to get a list of installed program on local machine with application icons. Below is the code snippet that am using to get the list of installed program and installed directory path.[code]....
View 1 RepliesI am trying to add icons to a listview that would contain a list of programs added by the user. I am pulling my hair out over this. I had the solution a few days ago and then I decided to go in another direction and then cleared my browser history. I have searched for that code for awhile now to no avail. First person gets a cookie.
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How to get list of installed programs into my listbox?
View 5 Repliesinstead of all listed in the registry key, "Microsoft Digital Image Library 9" doesn't even show in installed programs list. [Code]
View 2 RepliesI'd like to mention that getting a list of the installed programs via the registry is not a viable way to receive a full an accurate list. The two main areas where the programs in the registry are stored, are mainly MS programs. Some manufacturers put their keys here as well, but most don't. And since it's impossible to know where the manufacturer has stored the key, let alone the name of the key that would give the list and the uninstall capability, it's not ideal to use the registry.
That being said, I was told that there is a COM API that Microsoft has made and uses in the Windows OS and was hoping someone knew what that API is and how to maybe implement it in VB.
I know that all installed programs and updates can be found at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall key in the registry.
But how can I differentiate between installed programs and installed updates?
I'm currently using the following to code to grab the installed programs and list them in a ListView:
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Dim SoftwareKey As String = "SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInstallerUserDataS-1-5-18Products"
Using rk As RegistryKey = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(SoftwareKey)
For Each skName In rk.GetSubKeyNames
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What I don't understand is when I run the code, I get a NullReferenceException was Handled on this line:
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If name.ToString <> "" Then
I haven't been able to find much on the error. It seems like it is a pretty generic one and can fit into a lot of different scenarios.
This may seem like a silly question, but where do you find the icons that you use for your programs? I know there are tons of resources online that can be used but it seems that most are hardly "professional".
View 1 RepliesI have build an application in Visual Studio en publisched it so dat people can install the program. Now I would like to access the installation on the client computer from an other application so that the user can start the application from a menu item within an other application. But in what folder is the application installed of how can I refer to the exe?
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View 1 RepliesI'm trying to find a way to get all of the programs that are installed by accessing the information from the registry. I googled it and was able to find the following code
Private Function Getinstalledsoftware() As String
'Declare the string to hold the list:
Dim Software As String = Nothing
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I 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 RepliesI want to view all installed programs in a listview. and 2 buttons ''refresh'' & ''delete''
View 2 Repliesi want to make a simple program where i can add/edit or delete a shortcut from an installed programs in my computer.
let say c:program filesmicrosoft officeoffice11winword.exe.
the purpose of this is i want some of my selected programs to be in a single window where i can click to open so i don't need to go to start then programs and open that specific program.
i want to run that program in startup so everytime i start my computer the shell or the program is already running and i could click the program that i want on that window.
I need to list all icons in the system tray (compatibility is only necessary with Windows Vista) programatically using VB.NET. I've tried a ton of googling and forum searching but have discovered applicable code only in C++ or Delphi - I don't understand either well enough to interpret.
This open-source project [URL].. is an exceptional example of what I need to do but I can't figure out how to translate much more than the p/invoke signatures to vb.It's also worth noting that I don't need to control the icons (i.e. hide, destroy), just be able to populate a list of them with information such as their parent process, tooltip text, the actual icon, and it would be really great if it's possible to "see"
the tray's menu options too so they could be exposed through the vb program.
I'm not asking for anyone to write my code for me but a step in the right direction would be a great help. I'm a fast learner; just having problems getting myself headed down the right path here.
I have created an shareware application using vb.net visual studio 2008 for windows desktop, and packaged it using innosetup 5.3.8. The problem is when i have installed the application in C:Program FilesApplication and it runs successfully(use trial period of the application), Im also able to install the application once again freshly with the same setup by installing in different directory.eg C:Program FilesApplication new . The application in C:Program FilesApplication new does not have any settings of the already installed one.
Where do i went wrong . Do i need to take care of this in my application(vb.net) or innosetup. How to take care of the already installed path in innosetup or carry the settings of already installed application to newly installed path by upgrading the older one.
I dont want to write any thing in registry because the application does not want any administrative permission requirements.If i install the application in same path it gets updated with the older settings being taken over to this new one and it works fine.
I need to obtain a list of desktop icons and add them to a ListView. I'm currently doing this:
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It points to the direct path the icons should be located under the user profile. However, for some reason I've yet to determine, not all of the icons are in this directory.
I have an application that I'm creating that uses VB6 for the maintenance programs, and visual studio 2005 to create the reports. At work we use reporting services to host the reports, but in my application I want to run the report from a menu within the application, not in reporting services. (A) Is this possible? I think I've read about a report viewer that can be embedded into .net applications. If I create a menu system in .net, that shells to execute the maintenance programs that are from vb6, or fires off the report viewer, does this sound feasible? The application is supposed to run connected to their SQL 2005 server via a VPN; I get blank looks when I ask them if they have reporting services installed...
View 9 RepliesI have designed and published my small created app with WINDOWS FORMS using VB 2010 EXP on Windows 7. I can only install the app on the machine that I used to develop the app.I want to install the app on another computer but I cannot. I usually have error reports.
Example:Unable to install or run this application. This application requires Microsoft Common Language Runtime 4.0.3 to be installed on your computer.
what can I do to be able to install the app on a different computer which does not have .Net and does not have visual basic 2010 installed.
Is there a way to get a list of programs from the registry?
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Ii it possible to have a list-box that adds shortcuts of programs and runs them
View 3 Repliesis it possible to have the open programs on my computer viewed in a list, and have the abbily to minimize and restore if so, what are the codes for it and what do i have to attach it ro (butten etc) it is for my OS i am making.
View 1 RepliesIs there an easy way to get a list of the installed web browsers on the system (including the path to their respective .exe)? I have a web application which uses the Web Browser Control, but I would like to give the user the ability to view their web page in any of their other installed browsers.
View 6 RepliesWith the following code I can list the display name of all software installed on a local machine.
'Declare the string to hold the list:
Dim Software As String = Nothing
'The registry key:
Dim SoftwareKey As String = "SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall"
Using rk As RegistryKey = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(SoftwareKey)
'Let's go through the registry keys and get the info we need:
For Each skName As String In rk.GetSubKeyNames()
Using sk As RegistryKey = rk.OpenSubKey(skName)
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What I need is to get the FileName
to be used to start the application like notepad.exe and not just the displayname
Dim p As New System.Diagnostics.Process
p.StartInfo.FileName = filename & ".exe"
how can i view my installed program list and uninstall program from the list using vb.net 2008.
View 1 RepliesI have an icon file (32x32) and I added it as application icon in the properties and it is coming fine only if the view is set to "Medium Icons" else it is showing only the default icon. How can I add all sets of icons to an application so that my Icon will be visible in all modes?
View 2 RepliesI am trying to add to my application some icons via the code.When i run my executable from debug / release compilation folder it works good.But when I move my executable files to other folders it tells me that it doesn't find the icon files.Any idea how/where I should tell the compiler to add those files to my final executable version ,that they will be visible.[code]
View 2 RepliesI have recently created an application with Visual Basic.NET. I published my application and installed it. Now the question is that I need to know where exactly does the application gets installed on my system ?
View 6 Repliesi have a question regarding the icons for applications.Is there a way to set an icon for an application in .net installer and not include it sepparately in the application folder but rather embed it to the application ?I mean i saw in the registry for some applications the icon set to application.exe,0 What does ,0 mean ?
View 3 RepliesIf I want the saved files from a application to get special icons, how do I do that in VB? For a f ew years ago when I programmed to Mac, in RealBasic, it was just to add icons and associate them with the extension.
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