INFO: Files for Systems Management Server to Inventory to Find Visual Studio Products (296109)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Studio, Enterprise Edition 6.0
This article was previously published under Q296109

SUMMARY

The presence of Visual Studio products may be detected by using Microsoft Systems Management Server as an inventory tool.

The steps for using Systems Management Server are not fully outlined in this article and are beyond its scope. This article only provides a list of the files that Systems Management Search must search for or in order to determine if a Visual Studio product is installed on the system.

MORE INFORMATION

Files to search for to determine if the specific product has been installed:
  • Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise Edition
    • VS98ent.dll
    • VS98ent.inf
  • Visual Studio 6.0 Professional Edition
    • VS98pro.dll
    • VS98pro.inf
  • Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition
    • VB98ent.dll
    • VB98ent.inf
  • Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition
    • VB98pro.dll
    • VB98pro.inf
  • Visual Basic 6.0 Standard Edition
    • VB98LRN.DLL
    • VB98LRN.INF
  • Visual Basic 6.0 Learning Edition
    • VB98lrn.dll
    • VB98lrn.dll
  • Visual C++ 6.0 Enterprise Edition
    • VC98ent.dll
    • VC98ent.inf
  • Visual C++ 6.0 Professional Edition
    • VC98pro.dll
    • VC98pro.inf
  • Visual C++ 6.0 Standard Edition
    • VC98lrn.dll
    • VC98lrn.dll
  • Visual FoxPro 6.0
    • VFP98pro.dll
    • VFP98pro.inf
  • Visual InterDev 6.0
    • VID98pro.dll
    • VID98pro.infNOTE: the Trial Version can be identified in the same manner as the licensed.


  • Visual J++ 6.0 Professional Edition
    • VJ98irw.dll
    • VJ98irw.inf
  • Visual J++ 6.0 Standard Edition
    • VJ98std.dll
    • VJ98std.inf
  • Visual Source Safe 6.0 - Network installation
    • VSS98net.dll
    • VSS98net.dll
  • Visual Source Safe 6.0 - CD installation
    • VSS98std.dll
    • VSS98std.dll
  • MSDN Library - Visual Studio 6.0a Edition
    • MSDN98.dll
    • MSDN98.inf
  • MSDN Library - Quarterly Update Edition
    • MSDN.dll
    • MSDN.inf
To perform the search, Systems Management Server must be configured differently from the standard default settings. You will need to inventory the specific files listed above from within the Software Inventory Agent and add files of type .dll and .inf. (By default, only the *.exe files are inventoried.) You will need to perform an inventory of the computers to be audited and create a query that looks for the following information:

Simple value = Attribute
Software file = Filename
Attribute class of the files

NOTE: Collection of the files themselves is not required for Systems Management Server to inventory for Visual Studio products. Configuration of the Software Inventory is accomplished in the SMS Administrator Console: from the Site Settings menu, point to Client Agents, and then click Software Inventory Agent.

See the following for additional information on using Systems Management Server: For assistance, contact Microsoft Product Support Services:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

REFERENCES

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194295 HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:7/19/2006
Keywords:kbinfo KB296109
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