Re: Regedit

From: Rick (me_at_privacy.net)
Date: 12/14/04

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    Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 13:02:44 -0800

    No one here could know for sure how your patch is doing
    its version checking. The software developer would know.

    "Kevin G." <Kevin G.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6978D238-C4EE-4ED6-88F6-531729CA1A97@microsoft.com...
    > Let me re-phrase that it is a proprietary application.
    > I believe it is looking in the Registry, but not sure.
    >
    > The app shows that is is software load 2.1.11
    >
    > When I try to load a patch for this software (2.1.11 U2.2) it starts the
    > process and then tells me that I must have 2.1.11 release installed prior to
    > installing this update.
    >
    > If I look at the version of the *.exe app it shows it as being 2.1.11 also,
    > I can't seem to find a file anywhere in the paticular directory that also
    > reflects that vesion. So I just am assuming that it is somewhere in the
    > registry
    >
    > "Rick" wrote:
    >
    > > "Kevin G" <Kevin G@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:727E3A51-D178-45B4-BE2F-5CE1DECEE04A@microsoft.com...
    > > > Can someone help?
    > > > Where does a software install program(upgrade or patch to a program) look to
    > > > find out what release is currently installed?
    > > > Any help would be appreciated.
    > >
    > > There's not a single answer to your question. Each install
    > > program has its own way of version checking. Some look
    > > in the registry, others don't. Some simply check for the
    > > existence of a specific file, while others will look a inside
    > > specific file (or files) for a version number string.
    > >
    > > Which program(s) are you interested in upgrading?
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >

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