Comments on: Determine Windows Version and Edition with C# http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/ C# Development Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:14:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: labate http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/#comment-8619 labate Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:31:10 +0000 http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/#comment-8619 The Professional edition of Windows 7 was not detected by the original code. So I changed the following code: In the PRODUCT region I added the constant: private const int PRODUCT_PROFESSIONAL = 0x00000030; In the Edition pproperty and "VERSION 6" region, I added the case: case PRODUCT_PROFESSIONAL: edition = "Professional"; break; I don't know whether it works on other "Professional" editions, I just debugged on my Windows 7 Professional 64-bit, and I found the value added in the code. The Professional edition of Windows 7 was not detected by the original code.

So I changed the following code:

In the PRODUCT region I added the constant:

private const int PRODUCT_PROFESSIONAL = 0×00000030;

In the Edition pproperty and “VERSION 6″ region, I added the case:

case PRODUCT_PROFESSIONAL:
edition = “Professional”;
break;

I don’t know whether it works on other “Professional” editions, I just debugged on my Windows 7 Professional 64-bit, and I found the value added in the code.

]]> By: IG http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/#comment-888 IG Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:54:47 +0000 http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/#comment-888 This is great! Thank you very much! This is great! Thank you very much!

]]> By: mdb-blog http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/#comment-887 mdb-blog Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:27:52 +0000 http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/#comment-887 full c# code example: http://mdb-blog.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-to-determine-windows-version-by.html full c# code example:

http://mdb-blog.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-to-determine-windows-version-by.html

]]> By: John Guy http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/#comment-886 John Guy Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:56:20 +0000 http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/#comment-886 It looks a little weird I do agree - but if I do not trap it like this the code returns Windows 2003 Server 64-bit. My XP SP2 64-bit reports the build as 5.2.3790.131072 It looks a little weird I do agree – but if I do not trap it like this the code returns Windows 2003 Server 64-bit. My XP SP2 64-bit reports the build as 5.2.3790.131072

]]> By: MZ http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/#comment-885 MZ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:57:34 +0000 http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/#comment-885 this doesn't work. it tells u the platform (64/32 bit) of code that runs the context. not the undelying os. this doesn’t work. it tells u the platform (64/32 bit) of code that runs the context. not the undelying os.

]]> By: John Guy http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/#comment-884 John Guy Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:35:15 +0000 http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/#comment-884 To cope with XP 64-bit I made this change in #region 2000, XP, 2003 case 5: switch (minorVersion) case 2: if (productType == VER_NT_WORKSTATION) name = "Windows XP"; // handles XP 64-bit else name = "Windows Server 2003"; break; To cope with XP 64-bit I made this change in
#region 2000, XP, 2003
case 5:
switch (minorVersion)

case 2:
if (productType == VER_NT_WORKSTATION)
name = “Windows XP”; // handles XP 64-bit
else
name = “Windows Server 2003″;
break;

]]> By: SP1K http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/#comment-883 SP1K Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:31:35 +0000 http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/#comment-883 Can you send me an email at the email I posted. Thank you. Can you send me an email at the email I posted. Thank you.

]]> By: timm http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/#comment-882 timm Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:28:42 +0000 http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/#comment-882 @SP1K: For some reason your program is lacking a Main method: [STAThread] static void Main() { // start your program here } @SP1K: For some reason your program is lacking a Main method:

[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
// start your program here
}

]]> By: SP1K http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/#comment-881 SP1K Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:53:00 +0000 http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/#comment-881 + I opened VS2010. + I Created new C# Console Project in .NF 2.0 + I Copied the code above and pasted it into the Code after deleting the premade VS code. + Set it to Release mode. + Compiled and got this error: ------------------------------------------------------ Error 1 Program 'c:usersownerdocumentsvisual studio 2010ProjectsOSCheck-ConsoleOSCheck-Consoleobjx86ReleaseOSCheck-Console.exe' does not contain a static 'Main' method suitable for an entry point OSCheck-Console ------------------------------------------------------ What did I do wrong? + I opened VS2010.
+ I Created new C# Console Project in .NF 2.0
+ I Copied the code above and pasted it into the Code after deleting the premade VS code.
+ Set it to Release mode.
+ Compiled and got this error:
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Error 1 Program ‘c:usersownerdocumentsvisual studio 2010ProjectsOSCheck-ConsoleOSCheck-Consoleobjx86ReleaseOSCheck-Console.exe’ does not contain a static ‘Main’ method suitable for an entry point OSCheck-Console
——————————————————

What did I do wrong?

]]> By: Wierdbeard65 http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/#comment-880 Wierdbeard65 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:43:09 +0000 http://www.csharp411.com/determine-windows-version-and-edition-with-c/#comment-880 Awsome! Ok, I'm devloping using W7 64-bit, but my app needs to run on both 32 and 64 bit. No problem so far, except I'm using SQLite3. There are two different DLLs depending on the OS version. So, how can I use the detection code to dynamically select which version of the DLL to load? Awsome!

Ok, I’m devloping using W7 64-bit, but my app needs to run on both 32 and 64 bit. No problem so far, except I’m using SQLite3. There are two different DLLs depending on the OS version. So, how can I use the detection code to dynamically select which version of the DLL to load?

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