I need the SQL Server 2005 Management Studio registry value (because our application depends;) before installing our application, I check if SQL Server 2005 Management Studio is present or not, and I cross-checked that it has different things for SQL Server Management Studio with Express Edition The registry value, and for SQL Server Management Studio Developer Edition it has a different registry value. All I want is a regular registry for SQL Server 2005 Management Studio so that I can check it before installing my product.
SQL Server SSMS saves its settings in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Shell
SQL 2008 SSMS
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Shell
, , :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\MICROSOFT SQL SERVER\90\TOOLS\SETUP\PRODUCT CODE