This method looks to see if QuickTime is present in the registry. It isn’t foolproof but offers a simple test
//--------------------------------------
//----- CHECK QUICKTIME IS PRESENT -----
//--------------------------------------
bool QuicktimePresent = false;
try
{
//This is the registry path we're interested in: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Apple Computer, Inc.\QuickTime
RegistryKey ^rkey = Registry::LocalMachine;
rkey = rkey->OpenSubKey(L"Software\\Apple Computer, Inc.");
array<String^>^names = rkey->GetSubKeyNames();
rkey->Close();
for each (String^ name in names)
{
name = name->ToLower();
if (name->Contains("quicktime"))
{
QuicktimePresent = true;
break;
}
}
}
catch (Exception ^)
{
}
if (!QuicktimePresent)
{
MessageBox::Show(L"QuickTime is required but has not been found on this machine.\n Please visit http://www.apple.com/quicktime and download the free QuickTime Player",
L"Quicktime Required",
MessageBoxButtons::OK,
MessageBoxIcon::Information);
Close();
return;
}
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