Where is the history of software

[God''''s Helper]

I am trying to find the history of all software that has ever been installed
on my system. I am using a Gateway 600YG2 Laptop running Windows XP Pro.
Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Stubbo of Oz]

I am trying to find the history of all software that has ever been installed
on my system. I am using a Gateway 600YG2 Laptop running Windows XP Pro.
Any help would be appreciated.

Not sure exactly what you want but if you got to "Add/Remove Programs"
in the control panel that gives a list of all programs and the dates
they were installed.

 

[Stubbo of Oz]

Not sure exactly what you want but if you got to "Add/Remove Programs"
in the control panel that gives a list of all programs and the dates
they were installed.

Sorry - I was thinking of Vista - XP does not seem to have the instal
date :-(

Any way I use Revo Uninstaller free from:-

http://www.revouninstaller.com/

and it does show instal date. I find it much better at getting rid of
all the leftovers than MS Add/Remove.

 

[Gord Dibben]

Run Belarc Advisor..............Free

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


Gord

 

[Patrick Keenan]

I am trying to find the history of all software that has ever been
installed
on my system. I am using a Gateway 600YG2 Laptop running Windows XP Pro.
Any help would be appreciated.

There isn't really one.

Uninstalled and purged software is gone, and there won't be a record of it.
You can find *currently installed* software easily, but that doesn't sound
like what you are asking for.

HTH
-pk

 

[Roger]

Where is the installation date in Belarc's result?

 

[Big_Al]

God''''s Helper said this on 1/15/2009 5:41 PM:

I am trying to find the history of all software that has ever been installed
on my system. I am using a Gateway 600YG2 Laptop running Windows XP Pro.
Any help would be appreciated.

You can try also with http://www.gtopala.com/siw-download.html SIW.
As others say, this only lists software loaded.
Hopefully, once deleted, very little info should be left in your system.

 

[Gord Dibben]

Click on the asterisk to go to files location for each installed
application.

Quite unwieldy but that's the only way I know.


Gord

 

[Roger]

Click on the asterisk to go to files location for each installed
application.

Quite unwieldy but that's the only way I know.

That's not the installation date but the date the files were created.
Quite a different thing.
No doubt the best approach it's the Revo Uninstaller.

 

[Gord Dibben]

The folder properties will show you date it was created.

Still unwieldy<g>


Gord