Where does SCCM 'look' on a client for a list of installed software?

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wudevr

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Where does SCCM 'look' on a client for a list of installed software? Friday, February 03, 2012 10:19 AM (permalink)
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Does it only check the registry for a list of what's in 'Add/Remove Programs'? what about what's in C:\Program files ?
Any suggestions on how to tweak SCCM to get the most extensive list of installed software on the clients?
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    Re:Where does SCCM 'look' on a client for a list of installed software? Friday, February 03, 2012 12:22 PM (permalink)
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    Pretty much just ARP (the registry Uninstall keys).  But you can get a little more details if you enable the InstalledSoftware asset intelligence classes:  http://www.myitforum.com/myitwiki/SCCMINV.ashx#10
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      Re:Where does SCCM 'look' on a client for a list of installed software? Saturday, February 04, 2012 6:24 AM (permalink)
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      Hardware inventory (which is what tells you what is actually installed) doesn't look in C:\Program Files.  Software Inventory will tell you what is resident on the disk including the Program Files directory.    Keep in mind that just because something is resident on a disk doesn't mean it is "installed" though.
       
      Also, depending on which report you are looking at you may be looking at the results of HW inventory vs SW inventory.
       
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        Re:Where does SCCM 'look' on a client for a list of installed software? Monday, February 06, 2012 12:46 PM (permalink)
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        you could extend your inventory to collect info on exe files, then report on which systems have a particular exe.
         
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