How to get Windows XP Edition?

[Terry Olsen]

Does anyone know how i can get the XP Edition through code (Home, Pro, Corp,
Retail, OEM, MCE)?

I would assume it would be in the registry key
HKLM\Software\M icrosoft\Window s NT\CurrentVersi on\LicenceInfo, but I could
be wrong...and I don't know how to decode it anyway.

Thanks.

[Sanjib Biswas]

Re: How to get Windows XP Edition?

Execute 'systeminfo' (without quotes) in the command prompt and then look
for OS Name.

Regards
Sanjib

"Terry Olsen" <tolsen64@hotma il.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know how i can get the XP Edition through code (Home, Pro,
> Corp, Retail, OEM, MCE)?
>
> I would assume it would be in the registry key
> HKLM\Software\M icrosoft\Window s NT\CurrentVersi on\LicenceInfo, but I could
> be wrong...and I don't know how to decode it anyway.
>
> Thanks.
>[/color]

[Sanjib Biswas]

Re: How to get Windows XP Edition?

Oops you asked programatically ..Giving you an example using VB.Net:
My.Computer.Inf o.OSFullName

"Sanjib Biswas" <sanjib.biswas@ ieee.org> wrote in message
news:eOBw$UJkGH A.3484@TK2MSFTN GP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Execute 'systeminfo' (without quotes) in the command prompt and then look
> for OS Name.
>
> Regards
> Sanjib
>
> "Terry Olsen" <tolsen64@hotma il.com> wrote in message
> news:%23fh4jQJk GHA.4828@TK2MSF TNGP04.phx.gbl. ..[color=green]
>> Does anyone know how i can get the XP Edition through code (Home, Pro,
>> Corp, Retail, OEM, MCE)?
>>
>> I would assume it would be in the registry key
>> HKLM\Software\M icrosoft\Window s NT\CurrentVersi on\LicenceInfo, but I
>> could be wrong...and I don't know how to decode it anyway.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

[Terry Olsen]

Re: How to get Windows XP Edition?

This tells me "Windows XP Professional" but doesn't tell me whether it is a
Corporate, Retail, or OEM version. I need to know this also.

Thanks.

"Sanjib Biswas" <sanjib.biswas@ ieee.org> wrote in message
news:uw40aaJkGH A.1272@TK2MSFTN GP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Oops you asked programatically ..Giving you an example using VB.Net:
> My.Computer.Inf o.OSFullName
>
> "Sanjib Biswas" <sanjib.biswas@ ieee.org> wrote in message
> news:eOBw$UJkGH A.3484@TK2MSFTN GP03.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> Execute 'systeminfo' (without quotes) in the command prompt and then look
>> for OS Name.
>>
>> Regards
>> Sanjib
>>
>> "Terry Olsen" <tolsen64@hotma il.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23fh4jQJk GHA.4828@TK2MSF TNGP04.phx.gbl. ..[color=darkred]
>>> Does anyone know how i can get the XP Edition through code (Home, Pro,
>>> Corp, Retail, OEM, MCE)?
>>>
>>> I would assume it would be in the registry key
>>> HKLM\Software\M icrosoft\Window s NT\CurrentVersi on\LicenceInfo, but I
>>> could be wrong...and I don't know how to decode it anyway.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>[/color]
>>
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

[C-Services Holland b.v.]

Re: How to get Windows XP Edition?

Terry Olsen wrote:
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> This tells me "Windows XP Professional" but doesn't tell me whether it is a
> Corporate, Retail, or OEM version. I need to know this also.
>
> Thanks.[/color]

This makes me curious. What difference would it make to your program. I
can understand wanting to know if it's home or pro, but oem/corp/retail,
what's the point?

--
Rinze van Huizen
C-Services Holland b.v

[Terry Olsen]

Re: How to get Windows XP Edition?

Writing a PC Auditing program. I want to include this in the information
presented to the user. Could be useful information at some point.

"C-Services Holland b.v." <csh@REMOVEcsh4 u.nl> wrote in message
news:ac6dnbQYS-xqMA_ZRVnyhQ@ze elandnet.nl...[color=blue]
> Terry Olsen wrote:
>[color=green]
>> This tells me "Windows XP Professional" but doesn't tell me whether it is
>> a Corporate, Retail, or OEM version. I need to know this also.
>>
>> Thanks.[/color]
>
> This makes me curious. What difference would it make to your program. I
> can understand wanting to know if it's home or pro, but oem/corp/retail,
> what's the point?
>
> --
> Rinze van Huizen
> C-Services Holland b.v[/color]

[DJ Tuneman]

Re: How to get Windows XP Edition?

look at the registry key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACH INE\SOFTWARE\Mi crosoft\Windows \CurrentVersion \ProductID

If it's OEM, then "OEM" will be part of the product key. Whether it's
corporate or not is also determined by the key but I don't know the
algorithm to calculate that....sorry.






"Terry Olsen" <tolsen64@hotma il.com> wrote in message
news:%23Xt0g1Uk GHA.4368@TK2MSF TNGP03.phx.gbl. ..[color=blue]
> Writing a PC Auditing program. I want to include this in the information
> presented to the user. Could be useful information at some point.
>
> "C-Services Holland b.v." <csh@REMOVEcsh4 u.nl> wrote in message
> news:ac6dnbQYS-xqMA_ZRVnyhQ@ze elandnet.nl...[color=green]
>> Terry Olsen wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> This tells me "Windows XP Professional" but doesn't tell me whether it
>>> is a Corporate, Retail, or OEM version. I need to know this also.
>>>
>>> Thanks.[/color]
>>
>> This makes me curious. What difference would it make to your program. I
>> can understand wanting to know if it's home or pro, but oem/corp/retail,
>> what's the point?
>>
>> --
>> Rinze van Huizen
>> C-Services Holland b.v[/color]
>
>[/color]

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Re: How to get Windows XP Edition?

Terry,

I don't know if everything you need is in it,

But WMI with
Operating system
Operating system settings
OperatingSystem

Gives you a bunch of information about the used Operating System.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wmisdk/wmi/win32_operatingsystem.asp

I assume that you know how to process WMI.

Cor

"Terry Olsen" <tolsen64@hotma il.com> schreef in bericht
news:%23Xt0g1Uk GHA.4368@TK2MSF TNGP03.phx.gbl. ..[color=blue]
> Writing a PC Auditing program. I want to include this in the information
> presented to the user. Could be useful information at some point.
>
> "C-Services Holland b.v." <csh@REMOVEcsh4 u.nl> wrote in message
> news:ac6dnbQYS-xqMA_ZRVnyhQ@ze elandnet.nl...[color=green]
>> Terry Olsen wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> This tells me "Windows XP Professional" but doesn't tell me whether it
>>> is a Corporate, Retail, or OEM version. I need to know this also.
>>>
>>> Thanks.[/color]
>>
>> This makes me curious. What difference would it make to your program. I
>> can understand wanting to know if it's home or pro, but oem/corp/retail,
>> what's the point?
>>
>> --
>> Rinze van Huizen
>> C-Services Holland b.v[/color]
>
>[/color]