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Harish Reddy
Harish Reddy

Reputation: 275

Check .NET Framework 4.5 is installed or not Using Installshield 2010

I'm using InstallShield 2010. I want to check whether .NET framework 4.5 is installed or not on the machine.

I can check .NET framework 4.0 is installed or not from registry, but I'm unable to find any registry key for .NET framework 4.5.

Upvotes: 23

Views: 40409

Answers (3)

DDA
DDA

Reputation: 989

According to the MSDN article here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh925568(v=vs.110).aspx

To find the installed .NET Framework versions manually (versions 4.5 and later)

  • On the Start menu, choose Run.
  • In the Open box, enter regedit.exe. (You must have administrative credentials to run regedit.exe.)
  • In the Registry Editor, open the following subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full Check for a DWORD value named Release. The existence of the Release DWORD indicates that the .NET Framework 4.5 or newer has been installed on that computer.

In other words under InstallShield, check for the existence of the Release DWORD at the registry location HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full

Upvotes: 33

Eric Ouellet
Eric Ouellet

Reputation: 11753

As of 2015-06-01, The way to check any version up to 4.6 is described at MSDN: How to: Determine Which .NET Framework Versions Are Installed

Upvotes: 6

MikroDel
MikroDel

Reputation: 6735

Form Blog .NET 4.5 is an in-place replacement for .NET 4.0 and similar SO answer

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Client

check the Version value there.

If it starts with "4.0" you are running on the 4.0 runtime, if it starts with "4.5" you are running on the 4.5 runtime.

Upvotes: 12

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