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9.3

check for adobe reader on 64 bit system.....

Asked by NettieCross in Microsoft Visual Basic.Net

Check out this code, which works great, but uses the specific "Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKrey" namespace - I need thos code to also search for adobe on a 64 bit machine, anyone know how to modify this for 64 bit:

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Public Sub IsAdobeInstalled()
        'the best way to find adobe when so many versions are out there, and adobe uses a new folder for each version
        'is to use the registry to see if adobe sits in the current users software keys
 
        Dim regKey As Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey
        regKey = My.Computer.Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("Software\Adobe", False)
        Dim paths() As String = regKey.GetSubKeyNames
        Dim path As String
        Dim installed As Boolean = False
        For Each path In paths
            If path = "Acrobat" Then
                installed = True
                'MsgBox("Adobe Reader is installed")
            End If
        Next
        regKey.Close()
        If installed Then
            'ContinueCode()
        Else
            If MessageBox.Show("Adobe Acrobat Reader is not installed, would you like to install now?", "Acrobat Reader", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question) = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Yes Then
                System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("AdbeRdr812_en_US.exe")
                End
            Else
                'ContinueCode()
            End If
        End If
    End Sub
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