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Jason
Asked: 2011-07-07 15:56:27 +0800 CST

How can I get a list of the installed programs on a machine, from only the image restored to a folder?

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I have a DriveImage XML backup of a computer that I have extracted to a local directory.

How can I see which apps are installed (and where) without booting to it? I can browse it, and obviously look in the Program Files directory, but I want to see the details that you would normally see in "Add/Remove Programs".

windows-7

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    1. Open regedit
    2. Click the HKLM key.
    3. File -> Load Hive. Browse to \Windows\System32\Config within the image. Select the "Software" file. Click Open. Name the key something like: Software_Image1. Ok.
    4. Browse to HKLM\Software_Image1\Microsoft\Windows\CuttentVersion\Installer.

    You're probably most interested in UserData\S-1-5-18\Products (under the above key) where most programs will register their installation (the data that appears in Add/Remove programs).

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