On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Kevin D <kevin.dimic...@pearson.com>wrote:
> Josh, > > You mentioned: > > Unfortunately, Windows does not have an API for retrieving installed >> packages. >> > > Does this include the WMI class > Win32_Product<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa394378%28v=vs.85%29.aspx>? > Win32_product provides a limited set of information about all products > installed using MSI/Windows Installer. Although Windows Installer is a > standard, not all compiled installers use this method. > > -Kev > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Puppet Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > Win32_Product has issues. Simply enumerating the set of installed packages will cause a consistency check to be performed on all packages: http://sdmsoftware.com/group-policy-blog/wmi/why-win32_product-is-bad-news/ http://gregramsey.net/2012/02/20/win32_product-is-evil/ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974524 Josh -- Josh Cooper Developer, Puppet Labs *Join us at PuppetConf 2013, August 22-23 in San Francisco - * http://bit.ly/pupconf13* **Register now and take advantage of the Early Bird discount - save 25%!* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.