Help writing a program that uses Add/Remove programs

Hey everyone,
I'm trying to create a program that will utilize add/remove programs to repair an installation of a program. Specifically I'm trying to write something that will help automate repairs of QuickBooks installations. I've tried using Filemon to figure out what executables I might need to call and I've searched high and low in the forums and Google for help but I'm not getting anywhere. Is there some sample code out there that shows you how to work with the Add/remove programs screen and the programs in it?
Thank you for any help you all can provide me.

[email protected] wrote:
It might be possible if you use the JNI, ** ouch ** That's going to hurt.
but more than likely, Java is a poor choice for the program that you're trying to write.I'll second that. You might want to try C# if you want to write a more Windows-centric program. Its syntax is extremely similar to Java's (I wouldn't say that it was ripped-off of Java, but you could say that probably and not be wrong). But it is a powerful language with a rich library and would interact with the Windows libraries much more readily than java would.

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