Detecting if codecs are installed
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From: Ed Rush on 20 Dec 2005 22:28 I ask users to install some windows media player codecs on their system. I'd like to be able to detect whether they have in fact done this, perhaps by checking the registry. At the moment I tell my program to skip the installation process on subsequent uses by writing to a text file that the user has gone through the install codec process, which is not satisfactory, because they may in fact not have completed the installation process (ie they may have opened the codec installer I've forced them to JumpOut to, but they may not have executed it). Has anyone got any ideas?
From: Steve Howard *TMM* on 20 Dec 2005 23:54 "Ed Rush" <oelwr(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:doai5q$bqd$1(a)forums.macromedia.com... >I ask users to install some windows media player codecs on their system. >I'd like to be able to detect whether they have in fact done this, perhaps >by checking the registry. At the moment I tell my program to skip the >installation process on subsequent uses by writing to a text file that the >user has gone through the install codec process, which is not satisfactory, >because they may in fact not have completed the installation process (ie >they may have opened the codec installer I've forced them to JumpOut to, >but they may not have executed it). Has anyone got any ideas? > Check out this thread on the Aware List Steve -- Team Macromedia Volunteer - Authorware My blog - http://stevehoward.blogspot.com/ Blog RSS - http://stevehoward.blogspot.com/atom.xml Authorware tips - http://www.tomorrows-key.com http://www.eurotaac.com
From: Ed Rush on 21 Dec 2005 01:56 Thanks. If anyone is interested in the thread, it's at http://listserv.cc.kuleuven.ac.be/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0512C&L=aware&D=0&P=9073 It seems that there really isn't a reliable method for machines which are not running win xp. "Steve Howard *TMM*" <steve@$NoSpam$tomorrows-key.com> wrote in message news:doan6l$hba$1(a)forums.macromedia.com... > > "Ed Rush" <oelwr(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:doai5q$bqd$1(a)forums.macromedia.com... >>I ask users to install some windows media player codecs on their system. >>I'd like to be able to detect whether they have in fact done this, perhaps >>by checking the registry. At the moment I tell my program to skip the >>installation process on subsequent uses by writing to a text file that the >>user has gone through the install codec process, which is not >>satisfactory, because they may in fact not have completed the installation >>process (ie they may have opened the codec installer I've forced them to >>JumpOut to, but they may not have executed it). Has anyone got any ideas? >> > > > Check out this thread on the Aware List > > > Steve > > > -- > Team Macromedia Volunteer - Authorware > My blog - http://stevehoward.blogspot.com/ > Blog RSS - http://stevehoward.blogspot.com/atom.xml > Authorware tips - http://www.tomorrows-key.com > > http://www.eurotaac.com
From: Steve Howard *TMM* on 21 Dec 2005 07:55 "Ed Rush" <oelwr(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:doauc8$ot7$1(a)forums.macromedia.com... > Thanks. If anyone is interested in the thread, it's at > http://listserv.cc.kuleuven.ac.be/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0512C&L=aware&D=0&P=9073 > > It seems that there really isn't a reliable method for machines which are > not running win xp. Did you try the dll check I suggested? Steve -- Team Macromedia Volunteer - Authorware My blog - http://stevehoward.blogspot.com/ Blog RSS - http://stevehoward.blogspot.com/atom.xml Authorware tips - http://www.tomorrows-key.com http://www.eurotaac.com
From: Ed Rush on 21 Dec 2005 20:35
Sorry ... I couldn't see which thread you were referring to. I'll go over to look at your blog. "Steve Howard *TMM*" <steve@$NoSpam$tomorrows-key.com> wrote in message news:dobjcn$oee$1(a)forums.macromedia.com... > > "Ed Rush" <oelwr(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:doauc8$ot7$1(a)forums.macromedia.com... >> Thanks. If anyone is interested in the thread, it's at >> http://listserv.cc.kuleuven.ac.be/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0512C&L=aware&D=0&P=9073 >> >> It seems that there really isn't a reliable method for machines which are >> not running win xp. > > > Did you try the dll check I suggested? > > Steve > > > -- > Team Macromedia Volunteer - Authorware > My blog - http://stevehoward.blogspot.com/ > Blog RSS - http://stevehoward.blogspot.com/atom.xml > Authorware tips - http://www.tomorrows-key.com > > http://www.eurotaac.com |