Re: How to recognize a non-releases OS version?

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Hello Corinna!

There may be another method: The "LameButtonText" Registry Key
(HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop). It's undocumented, but I've found
an interesting explanation:


From a Sysinternals newsletter:

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[Sysinternals Newsletter February 19 2003]
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.windows.sysinternals.announce/3


* THE LAMEBUTTONTEXT REGISTRY VALUE EXPLAINED
If you've examined the Regmon traces on a Windows 2000 or XP system of a
Windows application startup you've probably seen references to the
Registry value HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\LameButtonText, usually with a
NOTFOUND error. Someone at Microsoft obviously has a sense of humor, but
what's this value for? It turns out it stores the text that you see in
Windows beta and release candidate releases on window title bars that
directs you to click on a link in order to report feedback. It would be
cool if you could enable it on non-pre-release versions of Windows to
place custom text, but its functionality is unfortunately disabled on
production releases.

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This newsletter is from 2k3, and now in 2k9 it still seems valid. Of cause,
no guaranties, but maybe a part of the algorithm you may use.



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