Dynamic Installed Program Inventory

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I would like to make a dynamic inventory of all of the programs installed on
a number of computers...Basically I want to be able to open up a database,
click on the computername, and it will tell me what programs are installed on
that computer...maybe the database could be updated every night or
something...

This will save me a lot of bookkeeping and also help me to know which
systems have old versions of applications, make it easier for licence
expiration and new license keys...etc...

Any ideas of how I can do this?

Thanks for your help,
Jason Ryon

 

[Malke]

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Jason Ryon wrote:

> I would like to make a dynamic inventory of all of the programs
> installed on a number of computers...Basically I want to be able to
> open up a database, click on the computername, and it will tell me
> what programs are installed on that computer...maybe the database
> could be updated every night or something...
>
> This will save me a lot of bookkeeping and also help me to know which
> systems have old versions of applications, make it easier for licence
> expiration and new license keys...etc...
>
> Any ideas of how I can do this?
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Jason Ryon

The free Everest Home Edition will inventory your software as well as
your hardware.

http://www.lavalys.com/index.php?page=product&view=1

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

 

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Would be nice, except i'm on a domain so it won't let me use the Home
Edition. Not sure I want to shell out too much $$ for the corporate edition.

"Malke" wrote:

> Jason Ryon wrote:
>
> > I would like to make a dynamic inventory of all of the programs
> > installed on a number of computers...Basically I want to be able to
> > open up a database, click on the computername, and it will tell me
> > what programs are installed on that computer...maybe the database
> > could be updated every night or something...
> >
> > This will save me a lot of bookkeeping and also help me to know which
> > systems have old versions of applications, make it easier for licence
> > expiration and new license keys...etc...
> >
> > Any ideas of how I can do this?
> >
> > Thanks for your help,
> > Jason Ryon
>
> The free Everest Home Edition will inventory your software as well as
> your hardware.
>
> http://www.lavalys.com/index.php?page=product&view=1
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

 

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http://www.landesk.com/

Jason Ryon wrote:

> I would like to make a dynamic inventory of all of the programs installed on
> a number of computers...Basically I want to be able to open up a database,
> click on the computername, and it will tell me what programs are installed on
> that computer...maybe the database could be updated every night or
> something...
>
> This will save me a lot of bookkeeping and also help me to know which
> systems have old versions of applications, make it easier for licence
> expiration and new license keys...etc...
>
> Any ideas of how I can do this?
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Jason Ryon

 

[Guest]

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Well, if you're not in compliance, and the B.S.A. (Business Software
Alliance) comes calling, it may cost you a whole lot more than paying for a
decent inventory program.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"

"Jason Ryon" <JasonRyon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1CEB6E5D-672E-4FE2-B3A3-69A2582E2FA5@microsoft.com...
> Would be nice, except i'm on a domain so it won't let me use the Home
> Edition. Not sure I want to shell out too much $$ for the corporate
> edition.
>
> "Malke" wrote:
>
>> Jason Ryon wrote:
>>
>> > I would like to make a dynamic inventory of all of the programs
>> > installed on a number of computers...Basically I want to be able to
>> > open up a database, click on the computername, and it will tell me
>> > what programs are installed on that computer...maybe the database
>> > could be updated every night or something...
>> >
>> > This will save me a lot of bookkeeping and also help me to know which
>> > systems have old versions of applications, make it easier for licence
>> > expiration and new license keys...etc...
>> >
>> > Any ideas of how I can do this?
>> >
>> > Thanks for your help,
>> > Jason Ryon
>>
>> The free Everest Home Edition will inventory your software as well as
>> your hardware.
>>
>> http://www.lavalys.com/index.php?page=product&view=1
>>
>> Malke
>> --
>> Elephant Boy Computers
>> www.elephantboycomputers.com
>> "Don't Panic!"
>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>>