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Asked: 2026-05-10T23:46:23+00:00

I need to know this since this is a pre-req for .NET 3.5 and

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I need to know this since this is a pre-req for .NET 3.5 and if I’m including the .NET bootstrapper, I should also see if Windows Installer 3.1 is needed.

Right now I’m checking for the registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP3\KB893803v2

Which will check for Windows Installer 3.1 but I suspect it doesn’t check for higher versions. (Haven’t been able to confirm or deny that)

What registry key should I look at to find this information?

Edit: I need to check this in Inno Setup which is what I’m using as my bootstrapper, and I’m not sure how to check a dll version in there.

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  1. locate the installer msi.dll with this registry path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer

    value: InstallerLocation

    then get the version information from that file.

    update: the way above is old! new way to detect the version is documented here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368280%28VS.85%29.aspx

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