Getting Information from Windows Vista About Windows Movie Maker and Windows DVD Maker

This section provides instructions for getting system information from Windows Vista about Windows Movie Maker and Windows DVD Maker. This section contains the following topics.

Topic Description
Retrieving the Path Where Windows Movie Maker and Windows DVD Maker are Installed Explains how to retrieve, from a registry entry, the path where both Windows Movie Maker and Windows DVD Maker are installed.
Verifying That Windows DVD Maker Has the Right to Run on a Specific Version of Windows Vista Explains how to use a software licensing API to determine whether Windows DVD Maker has the right to run on a specific version of Windows Vista.
Determining Whether Windows DVD Maker is Running on Your Computer Explains how to use a system services API to determine whether Windows DVD Maker is running on your computer.
Verifying Capture Support for HDV in a Specific Version of Windows Vista Explains how to use a software licensing API to determine whether your system supports capturing high-definition video (HDV) by using the Capture Wizard on a specific version of Windows Vista.
Reading or Changing the Scope of the Windows Photo Gallery Explains how to read or change the scope of the Windows Photo Gallery, a feature that is closely integrated with Windows Movie Maker and Windows DVD Maker.

 

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