I'm in such a situation that every week I need to find one or two software names and all I know is CLSID. I want to ask if there is any official place where I could look for.
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Are we talking about CLSIDs (for COM interfaces) or about GUIDs in general? Where did you get the CLSID from?– Werner HenzeCommented Oct 11, 2013 at 13:17
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@ST3 - I know of no database that would hold this information. I would use your current process.– RamhoundCommented Oct 11, 2013 at 13:42
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@Werner I have some CLSIDs for COM interface. I have them from one registry cleaner.– ST3Commented Oct 11, 2013 at 14:57
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If you have a CLSID {xxx} you can take a look at the registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{xxx}\. The default value for the registry key will give you a description of the CLSID. Other values under the key will give you more information like the DLL that implements the interface and a short name (program ID).
There is an article on codeproject that gives you a good overview over the COM registry keys.
answered Oct 11, 2013 at 15:13
