"Guy Lateur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > | What -- from your point of view -- is an "application"? > > Good question. Let me try to elaborate: I would like to know if people in > our company (building techniques) are using non-licensed software (eg > Photoshop, Office, AutoCad). So I guess by 'application' I mean commercial > software packages like those. > > Is it safe to assume those apps get listed in AppPath? I don't think my > users are cunning enough to mess with the registry, so I guess we're talking > about the 'standard' installation. > > > > | Neither does every app have an Add/Remove Program > | entry. (And some things have entries which aren't apps). > > Just out of curiosity: can one read the info/list one gets in Add/Remove > Programs? It's not a problem I get results that aren't actually apps, but it > is important I get all apps. >
I think it's this registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall Maybe you should try HKEY_CURRENT_USER\.. or HKEY_USERS\..\.. as well. Thomas -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list