how to code a test to check if MS Office is already installed

[Jak Sparrow]

What code can I use to test if Microsoft Office is already installed on a
machine?

Jak S.

 

[Jak Sparrow]

I found a solution:

Test for the existence of the registry path
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common\InstallRoot

Try:
string OFFICE = @"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common\InstallRoot";
Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(OFFICE);

You can change the 10.0 to 9.0 or 8.0.