On Feb 28, 12:10 pm, om <oma...@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hello.
> Is there a good way of finding out if a HotFix update is installed on
> a user's machine?
>
> I need to know on install time if this hot fix is installed or not. I
> know the hotfix appears in the Add Remove Programs , and therefore i
> assumed there's a registry entry for it. It seems like its not as easy
> as i hoped: I found it under:
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
> \Component Based Servicing\PackageDetect\Microsoft-Windows-Foundation-
> Package~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~0.0.0.0]
>
> But to enumerate that key for the specific hotfix that i'm looking for
> seems like not the right approach.
>
> Any ideas?
I am using wusa.exe to run this hotfix on machines that need it - i
just cant find enough documentation about the return codes from
wusa.exe. Maybe there is a return code saying "already installed" or
something in that nature.