How to check word is installed

Hi

I am creating a VB application to add custom dictionary in word. In that i want to check whether word is installed. Also check for the version whether its 97/2000/XP.
How can i do this.. ?

Rgds
Jinu

Jonathan
Tue Jun 29 04:17:54 CDT 2004


"Jinu" <Jinu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E5087704-31CE-4A02-AD6E-FA7ABD93ECF3@microsoft.com...
> Hi
>
> I am creating a VB application to add custom dictionary in word. In
that i want to check whether word is installed. Also check for the version
whether its 97/2000/XP.
> How can i do this.. ?
>
> Rgds
> Jinu
>

Hi Jinu,

Take a look at this article

Determine If Word is Installed
http://www.fawcette.com/vsm/2002_06/magazine/columns/qa/default_pf.aspx


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jinu
Tue Jun 29 05:42:01 CDT 2004

hi
Thanks for the mail.I read that article and tried the same. But the version is not displaying in a Win 98 machiene with Office 2000 SP-3 installed. Any idea why does this happen..?is it possible to get the info from registry.. ?


"Jonathan West" wrote:

>
> "Jinu" <Jinu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E5087704-31CE-4A02-AD6E-FA7ABD93ECF3@microsoft.com...
> > Hi
> >
> > I am creating a VB application to add custom dictionary in word. In
> that i want to check whether word is installed. Also check for the version
> whether its 97/2000/XP.
> > How can i do this.. ?
> >
> > Rgds
> > Jinu
> >
>
> Hi Jinu,
>
> Take a look at this article
>
> Determine If Word is Installed
> http://www.fawcette.com/vsm/2002_06/magazine/columns/qa/default_pf.aspx
>
>
> --
> Regards
> Jonathan West - Word MVP
> www.intelligentdocuments.co.uk
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>

Jonathan
Tue Jun 29 08:27:25 CDT 2004


"jinu" <jinu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8182C4B1-9255-4839-80AF-D640BAAA7FCB@microsoft.com...
> hi
> Thanks for the mail.I read that article and tried the same. But the
version is not displaying in a Win 98 machiene with Office 2000 SP-3
installed. Any idea why does this happen..?is it possible to get the info
from registry.. ?

Hi Jinu,

I've never come across a case where the code in that article failed unless
there was a fault in the installation of Word itself.

Show me the exact code you are using.


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Jonathan West - Word MVP
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