Get installed softwares

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Hi there.
I need to get all installed applications from my system. i can read the keys from registry in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall.
But i need exact useful installed programs not for instance "Microsoft C++ runtime" or i don't know... all sql server tiny services or...
You know... like the list showing in firewall softwares which just show the applications. In fact i don't wanna show background services which all has an .EXE file and listed in that reg key.
I assumed that in Program Files directory, the .EXE file would be in the directory after the root or at last one directory after that, but in there, there's too much exe file which is not the main software at all and i don't need to show them all.
Thanks in advance.

Posted 28-May-14 22:01pm

M.K_Soft

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[no name] 29-May-14 7:08am

And how would we know what you think "useful installed programs" are?

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_Asif_ · Answer 1 · 2014-05-28T22:08:00

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Try this page, it has given a number of ways to get installed application

Get installed applications in a system[^]

Posted 28-May-14 22:08pm

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Updated 28-May-14 22:16pm

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M.K_Soft 29-May-14 4:43am

It's what i said!
It shows all usefulness applications too.
Thanks by the way.