How to identify exact Windows Version?

[Smart71]

Hi,

is there a way to identify the exact Windows Version (95-XP, NT4-2003)?

Perhaps, there is a registry key...

Thanks...

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Run ---- type in "winver"

[Smart71]

Thanks, but i am looking for a key in the registry where i can find the information.

[gunsmokingman]

Here is a VBS script that will give the version and name of the OS on a computer

Save as Installed_Os.VBS

strComputer = "."

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _

& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colOperatingSystems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _

("Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem")

For Each objOperatingSystem in colOperatingSystems

Msgbox objOperatingSystem.Caption & " " & _

objOperatingSystem.Version, 0 + 32,"Window Version"

Next

Edited October 31, 2005 by gunsmokingman

[Smart71]

Thanks, for all the information but I need registry keys or file versions to determine the exact Windows version.

Novell ZENworks cannot get the results of winver or vbs scripts, so far as i know.

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[Nakatomi2010]

If you're running XP run regedit and do a search for "Home Edition" or "Professional" depending on your version and see wat comes up, tell someone to look in their version see if they have the same key, confirm it on about 5 machines, then assume it...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SideBySide\Installations\x86_Microsoft.Tools.VisualCPlusPlus.Runtime-Libraries_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.0.0_x-ww_ff9986d7\Codebases\OS

Try that....

Edited October 31, 2005 by Nakatomi2010

[Aegis]

Or go to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version.