VS 2008 Get A List Of Programs From Registry
Oct 29, 2009Is there a way to get a list of programs from the registry?
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VS 2008 API To Get List Of Installed Programs
Dec 2, 2009I'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.
VS 2008 - Grabbing List Of Installed Programs
Aug 31, 2009I'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.
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Dim Key As RegistryKey = Registry.ClassesRoot.OpenSubKey("exefile", False)
Dim SubKeyNames() As String = Key.GetSubKeyNames()
Dim Index As Integer
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In there I have a couple of more keys that I need to list. After that I'll be able to get the subkeys easily.
I've looked and the only call that seems to do this is RegOpenKeyEx. Is there a better or more up to date method that I can use?
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