How can I programatically find whether MS-office is installed on a machine, and if installed what components are installed,version and stuff like that.
How do I find whether it is office professional or office ultimate.
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A:
You can look in the Registry.
According to the help, it can be found in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\VERSION\Common\InstallRoot.
The article also describes how to find specific product information, like components, type of release, etc.
This SO question explains how to read a key from the registry using C#, if you need help for this part.
Wookai
2010-02-23 16:10:51
+1 for linking the help article
masenkablast
2010-02-23 16:15:42
@Wookai, thank you for your response I can find the version of the office that is installed but how do I find all the other details without using Windows Installer.
Vinay Pandey
2010-02-24 08:03:12
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A:
In the Registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\VERSION\Common\InstallRoot
Where VERSION is the version of Office you are looking for
Nick
2010-02-23 16:11:29
@Nick, as of now I can only get the version of ms office installed how can I find what components are installed and all the other details
Vinay Pandey
2010-02-24 08:00:55