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9.3

How to check for file or registry key?

Asked by pseudocyber in Windows Programming, Miscellaneous Programming

I would like to email users a small file - ideally one they can't open and read unless they're "sophisticated/savvy" - such as an msi.  If I have to, a batch file will work.  These are to run on Windows 2000, XP, and Vista machines.

I want to look for the presence of a file or a registry key without letting the user know what I'm looking for.    If they are present, I want some output to say yes or no.

Here's some "Pseudo" code:
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if c:\abc.txt then
  print 1 Yes
else
  print 1 No
endif
 
if HKEY_SOFTWARE\ABC then
  print 2 Yes
else
  print 2 No
endif
 
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