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Andrew Swan
Andrew Swan

Reputation: 13627

How to find out from the Windows registry where IE is installed?

I can find out where Firefox is installed as follows; query this key to get the current version:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox
    CurrentVersion

... then query this key to get the installed path (where "nnn" is the version number obtained above):

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\nnn\Main
    Install Directory

But I can't work out how to find where IE is installed. What key or keys will work on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and later?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 13435

Answers (3)

stewe
stewe

Reputation: 42654

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\IEXPLORE.EXE

Upvotes: 9

Mohamed Saligh
Mohamed Saligh

Reputation: 52

try out this:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > InternetExplorer > Version Vector

There you can find IE version

Hope this will help you

-Saligh

Upvotes: -3

Ruel
Ruel

Reputation: 15780

IE is included in Windows Features. Every windows operating system (XP and later) have IE installed by default. And the installation directory is always:

%PROGRAMFILES%\Internet Explorer

Upvotes: 3

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