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?
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 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'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 is going to sound weird but I was wondering if there is a way to show in a list all of the installed Windows Updates.
View 9 RepliesI'm trying to figure out if specific Windows updates are installed so I can install the correct ones.I'm currently checking the WindowsUpdates.log file that is located within the windows directory, but it's terribly unreliable.In my search to find an alternative method, I cam across this blog post. It seems like a perfect fit. Unless you take into account that this is VBScript and their querying Microsoft.Update.Session.what class in WMI that would relate to VB so I can pull the info.
View 4 RepliesI was wondering if there is a way to detect if Windows Updates are currently being installed.The reason is that I have written some software that sends my PC to hibernation if is idle for a specific amount of time, but I do not want this to happen if Windows is in the process of updating.
View 2 RepliesSince ADO.Net uses a 'disconnected' model where the data available to a single program is just a copy of what is in the database, what is the normal way to handle multiple programs needing to update the same table in a database? The problem I see is that a program can't update unless his copy of the data is the most up-to-date. Are we supposed to read before updating and hope that the update occurs before someone else changes the data?
View 2 RepliesProblem: Current regex pattern does not filter all lines. Adding ^ to the beginning and $ to the ending of the pattern seems to break it as well. If I try it ont gives partial results using options(multiline & case insensitive). Using it in the application returns nothing at all.
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?
View 4 RepliesHow do I activate/use the runtime debugger in a program that has been installed on a remote computer.Is there some way to include the debugger during the build sequence?
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.
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 that possible to create our own server using TcpListener class with IIS being uninstalled?
View 2 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)
[Code] .....
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 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.
Warning: cookies may contain nuclear waste.
Whenever I name a new project, a file download window comes up. I tried to reset visual studio to default setting and even uninstalled firefox. I'm trying to get visual studio to behave like it use to. url....
View 5 RepliesCan anyone tell me how to list ODBC and OLEDB drivers that are installed in the windows system?
I want to display them in a DGV and create a connection string from the users choice.
XP,Vista and Widows 7
I have a main form with datagridview containing a list of contacts:
VB
Public Class Form1
Private Db As New DataClasses1DataContext
Private Sub Form1_Load
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After saving, I get the correct message ("Saved"), and the DataGridView in the first form gets updated in real time.
But... when I take look at the data (or close and reopen the forms) the data in the database (SQL server) have not changed! What happens!
I am sure this can be done, as Visual Studio is basically built this way. What I want to do is simply make a class that my other workmates can use. But rather than have it in a code form, I want to build it (partially), and then my workmate can add it into their programs (sort of, like the add reference for the .NET stuff).
View 4 RepliesI have made this installation program and everything work just fine, but I wish to improve it a little. Atm. all the files being installed is in a seperate folder, and the installation program simply move them to the right location.There is a builder program too.I would like it to add all files from a list to the programs resource.folder instead of a seperate folder.Atm I add the installation file to the destination folder with the following line. [code]
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