>>>How do you determine in C# if an application is installed?
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>>The answer to that will depend on the application in question and, if it is installed, how the installation was carried out.........
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>Skype. Windows installer.
Check this to see if this could help:
http://weblogs.asp.net/rosherove/archive/2003/09/24/28864.aspx
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