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Service Pack installation changes install date in Add/Remove programs

 
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Service Pack installation changes install date in Add/R... - 8/7/2008 9:19:33 AM   
southeyr

 

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Status: offline 		Hi all,

I see that Service Pack (like SP3 for MS Visio 2003) installation changes the install date on existing software installations in Add/Remove Programs to the date that the service pack is applied. Is there a way I can query the actual software install date (ie. the date that the software was installed prior to Service Pack installation)?

I currently get computers that have had MS Visio installed for quite some time, showing up in a query for recent installations based on install date, because they have recently installed SP3.

Pressed for time, and grateful for any help...
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RE: Service Pack installation changes install date in A... - 8/8/2008 10:58:45 AM   
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Status: offline 		Try looking at the ARP history, somthing like this
http://smsug.ca/blogs/garth_jones/archive/2008/08/08/history-install-date-for-arp-example.aspx

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RE: Service Pack installation changes install date in A... - 8/11/2008 7:21:05 AM   
southeyr

 

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Status: offline 		Good point! Thanks a lot gjones! I'll see what I can use from that.

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