Get a list of installed optional features on Windows XP

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In Win7+ i can run the following command to get a list of optional features:

wmic path Win32_OptionalFeature get Caption,InstallState

How can i get a similar list on WinXP, natively?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:41

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The whole concept of "optional features" which can be installed and uninstalled was introduced with Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008; it was not present in earlier systems.

Oh, and it's much easier to get a list of installed features using PowerShell:

Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online

Or using dism:

dism.exe /Online /Get-Features

The same question has been asked several times about Windows Server 2003 (XP's server counterpart), but it has no definite answer other than "try to guess what is installed from available services and Registry keys"; see here and here.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:41

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answered Mar 24 '16 at 17:19

Massimo

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Thanks for the clarification Massimo, and for pointing similar questions. – Robson Rocha de Araujo Mar 30 '16 at 15:12

Get a list of installed optional features on Windows XP

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