On Feb 28, 12:19 pm, "Bob F." <b...@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> "om" <oma...@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > Hello.
> > Is there a good way of finding out if a HotFix update is installed on
> > a user's machine?
> Quote:
> > 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:
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> > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
> > \Component Based Servicing\PackageDetect\Microsoft-Windows-Foundation-
> > Package~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~0.0.0.0]
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> > But to enumerate that key for the specific hotfix that i'm looking for
> > seems like not the right approach.
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> Go to Control Panel > Windows Update > View Update History and check for
> your updates. Hotfixes are included if you did any.
> --
> BobF.
> Lincoln actually got it right but was way ahead of his time when he said,
> "You can have some of you computer working all of the time and all of your
> computer working some of the time but..." It was he that said that, wasn't
> it? Bob, thank you - I'm aware of that, but i need this programmatically.