using Microsoft.Win32; using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.Text; using System.Windows.Forms; namespace solarApp { public partial class fmTest : Form { public fmTest() { InitializeComponent(); } private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { IsProgramInstalled("") ; } public bool IsProgramInstalled(string programDisplayName) { Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Checking install status of: {0}", programDisplayName)); foreach (var item in Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall").GetSubKeyNames()) { object programName = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\" + item).GetValue("DisplayName"); //Console.WriteLine(programName); //if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(programName.ToString())) if (!(programName == null)) { richTextBox1.AppendText(programName.ToString() + Environment.NewLine); if (string.Equals(programName, programDisplayName)) { Console.WriteLine("Install status: INSTALLED"); return true; } } } Console.WriteLine("Install status: NOT INSTALLED"); return false; } } }