How do I get the Installed Program list with VB.NET

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Hello,
How can I create a program that shows the installed programs on your computer. I tried this code but it does not show all the programs installed in my computer

VB

For Each folders In IO.Directory.GetDirectories("C:\Program Files")
Listbox1.Items.Add(folders.ToString)
Next

please help friends!

Posted 24-Jul-15 20:46pm

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Wendelius · Answer 1 · 2015-07-24T21:07:00

Solution 1

You can't rely on the directories to list the programs. In order to list programs that have been installed using the Windows installer you need to query WMI.

Have a look at this example Get a list of Installed Software using vb or c# and the wmi[^]

Posted 24-Jul-15 21:07pm

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 25-Jul-15 5:49am

5ed.
—SA

Wendelius 26-Jul-15 0:56am

Thanks!