Get all software information from a computer system in windows application

Hi Friends, Today I will be explain that how to get all software information from a computer system thorough windows application. I have already explained about how we can get all audio & video devices on a machine using windows application.

First, we will be adding a new form to our visual studio and put a listview name listView1 on this from by dragging to toolbox. After getting the software information we will be bind all information to this  listview for display.

These are the some namespace, that will be used-

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.ComponentModel;

using System.Text;

using System.Windows.Forms;

using Microsoft.Win32;

We will be use using Microsoft.Win32; namespace.

The Microsoft.Win32 namespace provides two types of classes: those that handle events raised by the operating system and those that manipulate the system registry.

//..........this is the method for get the all software information

 private void GetServerInfo()

        {

            listView1.View = View.Details;

            // progressBar1.Minimum = 0;

            string Software = null;

            //The registry key:

            string SoftwareKey = @"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall";

            using (RegistryKey rk = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(SoftwareKey))

            {

                //Let's go through the registry keys and get the info we need:

                foreach (string skName in rk.GetSubKeyNames())

                {

                    using (RegistryKey sk = rk.OpenSubKey(skName))

                    {

                        try

                        {

                            Software = sk.GetValue("DisplayName").ToString();

                            listView1.Items.Add(Software);

                            list.Add(Software);

                            //If the key has value, continue, if not, skip it:

                            if (!(sk.GetValue("DisplayName") == null))

                            {

                                //Is the install location known?

                                if (sk.GetValue("InstallLocation") == null)

                                    Software += sk.GetValue("DisplayName");

                                else

                                    Software += sk.GetValue("DisplayName");

                            }

                        }

                        catch (Exception ex)

                        {

                            //No, that exception is not getting away... :P

                        }

                    }

                }

            }

 }

This is the snapshot for the software information.