How to determine the date that Office 2003 was installed

Question

Is there any guaranteed way of determining the date that Office 2003 (and .Net Framework v2.0) were installed on a client computer?

I am trying to nail down a problem which I think is due to the order that the .Net Framework and Office 2003 were installed in, so I need a way I can get a client to have a look at their machine (preferably the file system) and let me know.

It may require admin privileges (or Registry etc) which wouldn't be a problem but not the preferred solution.

It appears that the folders under Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11 have a number with the same date which at first sight appear to be an installation date / time.

Likewise in Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v2.0.50727 there are two with the same date, but this seems less certain.

I could use WMI with a winmgmts:object and SELECT * FROM Win32_Product, but was wondering if there was a 'telephone' way to do it!

Answer 1

Over the telephone, tell the user to run the "add remove programs" control panel and look for Office 2003?

Answer 2

GS, you're right, folders under Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11 will bear a Date Modified that is the date/time of installation. Office11 is '03.