Re: Detecting Windows version info remotely over the network.

From: Arkady Frenkel (arkadyf_at_hotmailxdotx.com)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 11:40:00 +0300

I'm not sure in WMI too , because OSType of Win32_OperatingSystem can answer
about 58 OSes but I can't see
data about suites Luis need
Arkady

"Eugene Gershnik" <gershnik@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OZG4IqUXEHA.3640@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Luis Miguel Huapaya wrote:
> > I looked into those API's, but they do not have all that is required
> > to be able to differentiate between the different versions of
> > Windows. For example, how can you tell the difference between Windows
> > XP Table PC Edition and Windows XP Professional? How about Windows XP
> > Server 2003 and Windows XP Small Business Server? Even Windows XP
> > Server 2003 and Windows XP Storage Server? The minor and major
> > versions are identical in many of these cases and the SERVER_INFO_102
> > doesn't offer any clues either.
>
> It appears that both "My network places" and "Active directory users and
> computers" see no difference between XP Tablet and XP Pro either. So I
don't
> think Net API or AD will help you here. I think the only way to get the
info
> you want is to use WMI.
>
> --
> Eugene
>
>

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