On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Kevin D <[email protected]>wrote:
> Josh, > > You mentioned: > > Unfortunately, Windows does not have an API for retrieving installed >> packages. >> > > Does this include the WMI class > Win32_Product<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa394378%28v=vs.85%29.aspx>? > Win32_product provides a limited set of information about all products > installed using MSI/Windows Installer. Although Windows Installer is a > standard, not all compiled installers use this method. > > -Kev > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Puppet Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > Win32_Product has issues. Simply enumerating the set of installed packages will cause a consistency check to be performed on all packages: http://sdmsoftware.com/group-policy-blog/wmi/why-win32_product-is-bad-news/ http://gregramsey.net/2012/02/20/win32_product-is-evil/ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974524 Josh -- Josh Cooper Developer, Puppet Labs *Join us at PuppetConf 2013, August 22-23 in San Francisco - * http://bit.ly/pupconf13* **Register now and take advantage of the Early Bird discount - save 25%!* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
