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printable list of all installed programs

Anonymous
2011-07-27T19:25:31+00:00

How do I quickly get a printable list of all installed programs and program info, i.e. version?

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-07-28T07:24:01+00:00

    Open a Run window (Windows Logo key+R), type cmd and press Enter.

    Type wmic and press Enter. Type /output:c:\ProgramList.txt product get name,version (note the three spaces) and press Enter and exit from the program. This will produce a file, ProgramList.txt in the root folder, which can be opened in Notepad by double-clicking it and then printed.

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-07-27T20:32:06+00:00

    Can you open up Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features and then use the Snipping Tool to save an image of the page for printing?  You may need to do it in several parts to get the complete list.

    Program and Features would need to be in the Details View.  You could also use the Choose details.... to get extra columns

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-05-22T09:30:36+00:00

    Run Command Prompt as "Administrator" by right clicking and selecting the option.

    Type wmic and press Enter. 

    Type /output:c:\ProgramList.txt product get name,version and press Enter 

    and exit from the program. This will produce a file, ProgramList.txt in the root folder, which can be opened in Notepad by double-clicking it and then printed.

    Depending on your installed program list it might take some time to populate the text file.

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-09-30T15:20:51+00:00

    Nice solution, but Windows 7 doesn't allow saving files to the root directory.  c:\ProgramList.txt is an unacceptable location.

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-09-30T14:45:00+00:00
    1. I cannot believe the file name ProgramList.txt is invalid, but try something shorter, say test.txt.
    2. You may have the parameter spelled incorrectly due to this miniscule font, it is:

    wmic

    then when the prompt appears:

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

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