Re: Win32_Product doesn't list all installed Applications

Manlytrash wrote:

Here is the script, doesn't list all installed apps, any ideas? Thanks!
(snip)

Hi,

The Win32_InstalledSoftwareElement and Win32_Product will only give you
information about software that is installed by Microsoft Installer.

An alternative is to enumerate the Uninstall part in registry:

My own InstalledApplications procedure
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.scripting.vbscript/msg/61ab783b95da111a?dmode=source

remote version
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting/msg/3fec9d158cef6d7f?dmode=source




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