Installed software data properties

The installed software data properties check installed software prerequisites, such as the programs registered in the Windows registry and whether Cygwin and gskit are installed. For Windows systems only, it uses the installed software collectors in the ips_root/lib directory, with the installedSoftware, cygwin, or gskit prefix identifier in their file names.

Table 1 outlines the common data prerequisite properties. This category of prerequisite properties does not require a prefix identifier.

Table 1. Installed software data properties
Prerequisite property	Platform	Description	Valid values
`installedSoftware`	Windows	Scans the operating system registry for installed programs with locations or without locations.	String, with multiple applications separated by a comma.
`cygwinVersion`	Windows	Checks the version of Cygwin that is installed on the machine; returns 0.0 if no version installed	Positive integer, for example, `1.5` Note: The values can use the special characters as outlined in Table 1.
`gskit7Version`	Windows	Checks whether gskit Version 7 is installed on the machine; returns 0.0 if version 7 is not installed	Positive integer, for example, `7.0`
`gskit8Version`	Windows	Checks whether gskit Version 8 is installed on the machine; returns 0.0 if version 8 is not installed	Positive integer, for example, `8.0`
`netFrameworkVersion`	Windows	Checks whether Microsoft .NET Framework Version 3.5 or 4.5 is installed on the machine	Numeric format, for example: `4.5` `3.5+`, checks whether Version `3.5` or `4.5` is installed Note: The check supports using the special character `+` in the expected value. See Table 1.
`winPcapVersion`	Windows	Checks whether the specified WinPCap version is installed on the machine; it returns `Not Found` if WinPCap is not installed on the machine.	Numeric format, for example, `4.1.1` Note: The check supports using the special character `+` in the expected value. See Table 1.