Fightin_Foo
11th February 2008 14:36 UTC

Checking if Visual C++ 2005 is installed
Hello everybody,

I working on an installer that needs to check if Microsoft Visual C++ is installed. I have the setup file for Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package, and adding it to my installer shouldn't be a problem. I just need to check if it is installed already. Does anybody know a registry key or something that I can check to see if it is installed?

Thanks

demiller9
11th February 2008 14:50 UTC

Install it on your test box, look in Add/Remove Programs and see if it shows up. If it shows up, it created a registry key in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\... You can find it there and select a key (or value) to let your installer decide if the redistributables need to be added.

Don

Fightin_Foo
11th February 2008 17:25 UTC

Thanks for the idea Don, got it figured out now.