Retrieve Windows version

[Emiel Wieldraaijer]

Hi All,

is there a way to retrieve the windows version like displayed in ControlPanel/System

for example

Windows 2000 Professional/Server/Advanced Server

Windows XP Home/Professional/Media Center Edition

Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate

Windows 2003 Web/Standard/Enterprise/Datacenter

Thnx

Emiel

[Zedna]

Look at CompInfo UDF and it's Func _ComputerGetOSs(ByRef $aOSInfo)

Edited August 16, 2007 by Zedna

[Emiel Wieldraaijer]

Hi Zedna,

thnx

but it does not retrieve the information i want .. or i have the wrong version of it .. there are also some errors in the script .. not all information is retrieved correctly ..

Emiel

[spudw2k]

You can get that info from WMI.

CODE

dim $strData

$objWMIService = ObjGet("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & "localhost" & "\root\cimv2")

$colItems = $objWMIService.ExecQuery ("SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem")

For $objItem in $colItems

$strData = $strData & "Caption - " & $objitem.Caption & @crlf

$strData = $strData & "BuildNumber - " & $objitem.BuildNumber & @crlf

$strData = $strData & "CSDVersion - " & $objitem.CSDVersion & @crlf

$strData = $strData & "Version - " & $objitem.Version & @crlf

Next

msgbox(0,"Results",$strData)

I believe they translate the build and ver number into version 200X on the System Info applet. Hope that helps.

[Emiel Wieldraaijer]

@spudw2k and @zedna

Thnx for the example ..

but when i look at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394239.aspx

i'll have to use the OperatingSystemSKU

but i get the following error message "The requested action with this object has failed."

These option is left out of the compinfo udf maybe for the same reason ..

[edit]aha i see "Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0 not supported" so will work only in vista..[/edit]

Emiel

Edited August 17, 2007 by Emiel Wieldraaijer

[Emiel Wieldraaijer]

this can be retrieved by DLLCall kernel32.dll GetOSVersio (Ex)

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724451.aspx

but i looked at it .. but i can't figure out how it works ..

Emiel

[Zedna]

this can be retrieved by DLLCall kernel32.dll GetOSVersio (Ex)

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724451.aspx

but i looked at it .. but i can't figure out how it works ..

Emiel

Always use Search function.

Here is the link

[Emiel Wieldraaijer]

Always use Search function.

Here is the link

Hi Zedna,

strange .. before i asked the question i searched for OSVersion.. but didn't find the answer..

But thanks..

this will solve my question

Emiel