How to collect installed software on PC?

[Guest Eric]

I have used Belxxxxx Analyze to collect installed software on PC, but I find

out this analysis does not completely show what is showed under XP Add/Remove

Program under control panel. Some installed software shows under Belxxxxx

Analyze, but it does not show under XP Add/Remove Program under control

panel. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to collect installed software

accurately?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions

Eric

[Guest BillW50]

Re: How to collect installed software on PC?

 

In news:2ED0C78A-4FB4-40EE-B39E-8AD9EAEE627C@microsoft.com,

Eric typed on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:10:01 -0700:

> I have used Belxxxxx Analyze to collect installed software on PC, but

> I find out this analysis does not completely show what is showed

> under XP Add/Remove Program under control panel. Some installed

> software shows under Belxxxxx Analyze, but it does not show under XP

> Add/Remove Program under control panel. Does anyone have any

> suggestions on how to collect installed software accurately?

> Thanks in advance for any suggestions

> Eric

 

And what is Belxxxxx Analyze? Google came up with nothing. What does this

do, copy all of your software to install on another computer? If so, that is

a very tough call. As there are so many different ways programs can install.

Some doesn't use the registry at all (and don't even show up in Add/Remove).

Some completely store themselves in the temporary folder. Which is a shock

when you clean it out and the program is now gone. It is probably easier to

land an unmanned probe on Mars than to write software to collect all of the

installed software.

 

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Bill

Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)

MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB

Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)

Intel® 910GML (64MB shared)

[Guest John McGaw]

Re: How to collect installed software on PC?

 

BillW50 wrote:

> In news:2ED0C78A-4FB4-40EE-B39E-8AD9EAEE627C@microsoft.com,

> Eric typed on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:10:01 -0700:

>> I have used Belxxxxx Analyze to collect installed software on PC, but

>> I find out this analysis does not completely show what is showed

>> under XP Add/Remove Program under control panel. Some installed

>> software shows under Belxxxxx Analyze, but it does not show under XP

>> Add/Remove Program under control panel. Does anyone have any

>> suggestions on how to collect installed software accurately?

>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions

>> Eric

>

> And what is Belxxxxx Analyze? Google came up with nothing. What does this

> do, copy all of your software to install on another computer? If so, that is

> a very tough call. As there are so many different ways programs can install.

> Some doesn't use the registry at all (and don't even show up in Add/Remove).

> Some completely store themselves in the temporary folder. Which is a shock

> when you clean it out and the program is now gone. It is probably easier to

> land an unmanned probe on Mars than to write software to collect all of the

> installed software.

>

 

I took it to mean Belarc Advisor.

 

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

 

John McGaw

http://johnmcgaw.com

[Guest BillW50]

Re: How to collect installed software on PC?

 

In news:ehVWWma$IHA.3696@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl,

John McGaw typed on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:03:45 -0400:

> BillW50 wrote:

>> In news:2ED0C78A-4FB4-40EE-B39E-8AD9EAEE627C@microsoft.com,

>> Eric typed on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:10:01 -0700:

>>> I have used Belxxxxx Analyze to collect installed software on PC,

>>> but I find out this analysis does not completely show what is showed

>>> under XP Add/Remove Program under control panel. Some installed

>>> software shows under Belxxxxx Analyze, but it does not show under XP

>>> Add/Remove Program under control panel. Does anyone have any

>>> suggestions on how to collect installed software accurately?

>>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions

>>> Eric

>>

>> And what is Belxxxxx Analyze? Google came up with nothing. What does

>> this do, copy all of your software to install on another computer?

>> If so, that is a very tough call. As there are so many different

>> ways programs can install. Some doesn't use the registry at all (and

>> don't even show up in Add/Remove). Some completely store themselves

>> in the temporary folder. Which is a shock when you clean it out and

>> the program is now gone. It is probably easier to land an unmanned

>> probe on Mars than to write software to collect all of the installed

>> software.

>

> I took it to mean Belarc Advisor.

>

> http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

 

Oh okay John. I used to have that one on my computer awhile back. If I

remember right, that only provides information about installed programs. And

I believe it gets it's info from the registry. Thus if it isn't there,

Belarc Advisor won't find it. Also if it is, but entered in a non-standard

way, I don't think it will list it either.

 

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Bill

Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)

MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB

Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)

Intel® 910GML (64MB shared)

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: How to collect installed software on PC?

 

Eric wrote:

> I have used Belxxxxx Analyze to collect installed software on PC, but I find

> out this analysis does not completely show what is showed under XP Add/Remove

> Program under control panel. Some installed software shows under Belxxxxx

> Analyze, but it does not show under XP Add/Remove Program under control

> panel. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to collect installed software

> accurately?

> Thanks in advance for any suggestions

> Eric

>

 

 

You've already achieved that. Belarc Advisor is likely to be more

accurate than Window's Add/Remove programs, because it actually examines

the contents of the hard drive, rather than relying on a 3rd party

installer to be specific registry entries.

 

 

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[Guest Eric]

Re: How to collect installed software on PC?

 

Thank everyone for suggestions:

If I find the specific software installed under Belarc Advisor, but I don't

find this software listed under Window's Add/Remove programs, then how can I

uninstall this software?

Thank everyone very much for any suggestions

Eric

 

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

> Eric wrote:

> > I have used Belxxxxx Analyze to collect installed software on PC, but I find

> > out this analysis does not completely show what is showed under XP Add/Remove

> > Program under control panel. Some installed software shows under Belxxxxx

> > Analyze, but it does not show under XP Add/Remove Program under control

> > panel. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to collect installed software

> > accurately?

> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions

> > Eric

> >

>

>

> You've already achieved that. Belarc Advisor is likely to be more

> accurate than Window's Add/Remove programs, because it actually examines

> the contents of the hard drive, rather than relying on a 3rd party

> installer to be specific registry entries.

>

>

> --

>

> Bruce Chambers

>

> Help us help you:

> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

>

> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

>

> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

>

> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

> killed a great many philosophers.

> ~ Denis Diderot

>

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: How to collect installed software on PC?

 

Eric wrote:

> Thank everyone for suggestions:

> If I find the specific software installed under Belarc Advisor, but I don't

> find this software listed under Window's Add/Remove programs, then how can I

> uninstall this software?

 

 

Many such applications will have placed an "uninstall" option within

their Start Menu folder(s). Otherwise, follow each particular

application's manufacturer's instructions for removal.

 

 

 

 

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Bruce Chambers

 

Help us help you:

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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

 

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

 

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

 

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

killed a great many philosophers.

~ Denis Diderot

[Guest Eric]

Re: How to collect installed software on PC?

 

Thank everyone very much for suggestions

On the other hands,

If I find the specific software installed under Window's Add/Remove

programs, but I don't find this software listed under Belarc Advisor, then is

there anything wrong wth this software?

Thank you very much for any suggestions

Eric

 

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

> Eric wrote:

> > Thank everyone for suggestions:

> > If I find the specific software installed under Belarc Advisor, but I don't

> > find this software listed under Window's Add/Remove programs, then how can I

> > uninstall this software?

>

>

> Many such applications will have placed an "uninstall" option within

> their Start Menu folder(s). Otherwise, follow each particular

> application's manufacturer's instructions for removal.

>

>

>

>

> --

>

> Bruce Chambers

>

> Help us help you:

> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

>

> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

>

> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

>

> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

> killed a great many philosophers.

> ~ Denis Diderot

>

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: How to collect installed software on PC?

 

Eric wrote:

> Thank everyone very much for suggestions

> On the other hands,

> If I find the specific software installed under Window's Add/Remove

> programs, but I don't find this software listed under Belarc Advisor, then is

> there anything wrong wth this software?

 

 

Is the program in question working?

 

If so, then it's most likely something that Belarc Advisor simply

doesn't recognize. You might want to check for an update to Belarc. It

might also have been installed as a component or add-in along with some

other application that Belarc did recognize, but for which it doesn't

list separate components. Without the specific name of the program,

it'd be nearly impossible to tell.

 

If the program isn't working, then it might be that someone manually

deleted the program's folder and shortcuts via Windows Explorer, in lieu

of running the Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs applet to properly

uninstall it. You might be able to clear such an entry by opening the

Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs applet and selecting each of the

pertinent removal choices, in turn. In some cases, you should get an

error message stating that the removal files are missing, and asking if

you'd like to delete the menu option. Otherwise, the entries can be

removed, if desired, via careful manual registry edits. *Do not* use an

automated registry "cleaner" for this: ridding yourself of this minor

cosmetic annoyance isn't worth the risk such products bring to the table.

 

 

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Bruce Chambers

 

Help us help you:

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

 

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

 

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

 

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

killed a great many philosophers.

~ Denis Diderot