[How-to] Detect license type of windows

[Sonic]

Yes it's possible ...

Batch to detect Windows license, OEM or VL

for /f "skip=4 tokens=3" %%? in ('reg query HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup\Pid /v Pid') do set Pid=%%?
 set Pid=%Pid:~-3%
 if '%Pid%'=='270' echo WinXP VL version detected && WhatCommandYouWant
 if '%Pid%'=='OEM'  echo WinXP OEM version detected && WhatOtherCommandYouWant
 exit

Credits to Yzöwl for his batch's knowledge !

Title edited as per request. --Zxian

[eyeball]

at command prompt type

"ver"

(without quotes)

thanks

EDIT:

hmm that doesnt display home pro or corp, thats stupid! lol

Edited November 20, 2005 by eyeball

[Dr.God]

Pro or Home?

type boot.ini

[Sonic]

okay Dr.God, but it's limited for just Home & Pro, for Corporate edition, I don't have any idea ...

[Bezalel]

You should be able to get this information from the Win32_OperatingSystem class. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default....environment.asp Determining what type of media was used to install will require parsing Win32_OperatingSystem.SerialNumber. This document may help but its written for server versions http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=889713

[Aegis]

I think he wants it from the command line.

[Sonic]

hmm programming a exe just for that is too complicated for me (I must reinstall my old visual studio 2003 provided by my school ^^ ... and take several time ...)

I think there is a file/registry key/whatever differs from each channel (in fact is term from Microsoft to design 'version' Home,Pro, Corp) of Windows XP.

Edited November 20, 2005 by sonic

[gunsmokingman]

Try this VBS script

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

[Sonic]

okay gunsmokingman, but it's just for Pro or Home version ...

I think there is no differences between corp/vlk and pro in windows, but I think there is registry key or files for activation differs with retail version ...

Reading http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=61066, I will check the key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\Pid] ...

Thanks all.

Goodbye.

EDIT:

My main command form my batch to check my windows xp version :

for /f "skip=4 tokens=3" %%i in ('reg query HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup\Pid /v Pid') do set Pid=%%i

Edited November 20, 2005 by sonic

[pawan]

Open Run Box and type "winver" without quote.

It is so simple.

Pawan

[Sonic]

Where you see if windows xp is pro or corporate ?? To detect Home or Pro version no problem ...

[Yahoo]

U can also checket from the property of my computer

[Sonic]

@Yahoo : not for corporate version ... there isn't differences between oem and corporate/vlk in windows itself ... we must check pid (or other regkey/files) or develop an exe in .net/c using microsoft api ...

[Sonic]

Improved batch to detect Corporate version of Windows

for /f "skip=4 tokens=3" %%? in ('reg query HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup\Pid /v Pid') do set Pid=%%?
set Pid=%Pid:~-3%
if '%Pid%'=='270' echo Corporate version detected && WhatCommandYouWant
if not '%Pid%'=='OEM'  echo OEM version detected && WhatOtherCommandYouWant
exit

Credits to Yzöwl for his batch's knowledge !

Edited January 9, 2006 by sonic

[LLXX]

Look at your product ID in the System Property sheet.

First set:

55274 : XP Professional

55276 : XP Professional upgrade

55276 : XP Home

55277 : XP Home

55285 : XP Professional

76487 : XP Media Center Edition 2005

76487 : XP Pro Royalty OEM

76487 : XP Pro volume license (with '640' channel ID)

Second set:

007 : retail

011 : upgrade

OEM : OEM

270 : Volume License

335 : Retail

640 : Volume License

648 : Academic