Hello

How to Take the Installed Path of a Program using vb.net, I have Know the application name, so why I Have to find out the Path of Program using the Application name

Thanks
Murali

Following function will return InstalledPath of a program.

using System.Management;

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    MessageBox.Show(GetInstallLocation("Application Name"));

}

string GetInstallLocation(string appName)
{
    ManagementObjectSearcher MyWMIQuery = new ManagementObjectSearcher("SELECT * FROM Win32_Product WHERE Name='" + appName + "'");
    ManagementObjectCollection MyWMIQueryCollection = MyWMIQuery.Get();

    string installLocation = null;
    if (MyWMIQueryCollection.Count > 0)
    {
        foreach (ManagementObject MyMO in MyWMIQueryCollection)
        {
            installLocation = (MyMO["InstallLocation"] == null ? " " : MyMO["InstallLocation"].ToString());
            break;
        }

    }

    MyWMIQueryCollection = null;
    MyWMIQuery = null;
    return installLocation;
    }

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Gaurav Khanna

Also you can use value namedInstallLocation from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall


You can use My.Computer.Registry.GetValuefunction to get the value

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Gaurav Khanna

Following function will return InstalledPath of a program.

using System.Management;

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    MessageBox.Show(GetInstallLocation("Application Name"));

}

string GetInstallLocation(string appName)
{
    ManagementObjectSearcher MyWMIQuery = new ManagementObjectSearcher("SELECT * FROM Win32_Product WHERE Name='" + appName + "'");
    ManagementObjectCollection MyWMIQueryCollection = MyWMIQuery.Get();

    string installLocation = null;
    if (MyWMIQueryCollection.Count > 0)
    {
        foreach (ManagementObject MyMO in MyWMIQueryCollection)
        {
            installLocation = (MyMO["InstallLocation"] == null ? " " : MyMO["InstallLocation"].ToString());
            break;
        }

    }

    MyWMIQueryCollection = null;
    MyWMIQuery = null;
    return installLocation;
    }

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Gaurav Khanna

Also you can use value namedInstallLocation from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall


You can use My.Computer.Registry.GetValuefunction to get the value

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Gaurav Khanna

Application.StartupPath
Application.ExecutablePath

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