How to check COM dll is registered or not with C#?

Question

I need to check if msdia100.dll is registered on a computer system that I\'m running in order to register the dll with the command regsvr32.exe. How can I do th

Answer 1

Verify if key exists using Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey

var key = Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.OpenBaseKey(
            Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive.ClassesRoot,
            Microsoft.Win32.RegistryView.Default)
            .OpenSubKey("Interface")
               //replace with your COM object GUID
            .OpenSubKey("{a3560000-0000-0000-c63b3-000000cbadf0000}");

        return key != null;