Is installed?

[Tim Marsden]

Hi,

How do I tell ( in vb.net code ) if a certain program is installed e.g.
outlook, excel, word etc.

regards
Tim

[scorpion53061]

Add a reference to system.management. Not all apps report the
Install location.

Dim moReturn As Management.ManagementObjectCollection

Dim moSearch As Management.ManagementObjectSearcher

Dim mo As Management.ManagementObject

moSearch = New Management.ManagementObjectSearcher("Select * from
Win32_Product")

moReturn = moSearch.Get

For Each mo In moReturn

Debug.WriteLine(String.Format("{0} Location {1} ", mo("Name"),
mo("InstallLocation")))

Next

If the string = your exe path exit the loop and life is good.
"Tim Marsden" <[e-mail]> wrote in message
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Hi,

How do I tell ( in vb.net code ) if a certain program is installed e.g.
outlook, excel, word etc.

regards
Tim