How can I make my application check if Adobe flash player is installed on a PC?

Question

My application needs Adobe Flash Player to function properly and I need it to check whether it\'s installed or not.

So how can I make my application check if Adobe flash

Answer 1

Check if this registry key exists:

\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayer

Then, you can check the installed version (if installed) from here:

\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayer\CurrentVersion

Here you can find code on how to check existence of registry key.