registry - How can I check what version/edition of Visual Studio is installed programmatically?

Question

I could read registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftVisualStudio10.0. However, it doesn't give me any information about the edition of it - Professional/Ultimate or whatever.

How can I get the information with programmatically (preferably python)?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5089389/how-can-i-check-what-version-edition-of-visual-studio-is-installed-programmatica

Answer 1

In Visual Studio, the Tab 'Help'-> 'About Microsoft Visual Studio' should give you the desired infos.