WMI “installed” query different from add/remove programs list?

Question

Trying to use WMI to obtain a list of installed programs for Windows XP. Using wmic, I tried:

wmic /output:c:\\ProgramList.txt product get name,version
         


        

Answer 1

Not the best, but whether it is practical method:

Use HijackThis.

Run hijack this, click the "Open the Misc Tools section" button

click "Open Uninstall Manager"

click save list (*.txt), yes to the prompts, notepad will open with your add/remove programs list.

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