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...get the Windows Version?
Autor: Chris Stone
Homepage: http://www.hms.com
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const
  
{ operating system (OS)constants }
  
cOsUnknown = -1;
  cOsWin95 = 0;
  cOsWin98 = 1;
  cOsWin98SE = 2;
  cOsWinME = 3;
  cOsWinNT = 4;
  cOsWin2000 = 5;
  cOsXP = 6;


function GetOperatingSystem: Integer;
var
  
osVerInfo: TOSVersionInfo;
  majorVer, minorVer: Integer;
begin
  
Result := cOsUnknown;
  { set operating system type flag }
  
osVerInfo.dwOSVersionInfoSize := SizeOf(TOSVersionInfo);
  if GetVersionEx(osVerInfo) then
  begin
    
majorVer := osVerInfo.dwMajorVersion;
    minorVer := osVerInfo.dwMinorVersion;
    case osVerInfo.dwPlatformId of
      
VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_NT: { Windows NT/2000 }
        
begin
          if 
majorVer <= 4 then
            
Result := cOsWinNT
          else if (majorVer = 5) and (minorVer = 0) then
            
Result := cOsWin2000
          else if (majorVer = 5) and (minorVer = 1) then
            
Result := cOsXP
          else
            
Result := cOsUnknown;
        end;
      VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_WINDOWS:  { Windows 9x/ME }
        
begin
          if 
(majorVer = 4) and (minorVer = 0) then
            
Result := cOsWin95
          else if (majorVer = 4) and (minorVer = 10) then
          begin
            if 
osVerInfo.szCSDVersion[1] = 'A' then
              
Result := cOsWin98SE
            else
              
Result := cOsWin98;
          end
          else if 
(majorVer = 4) and (minorVer = 90) then
            
Result := cOsWinME
          else
            
Result := cOsUnknown;
        end;
      else
        
Result := cOsUnknown;
    end;
  end
  else
    
Result := cOsUnknown;
end;

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  
ShowMessage(IntToStr(GetOperatingSystem));
end;


{************************************************}
{ Some useful functions                          }
{************************************************}

function IsXP: Boolean;
var
  
OS: TOSVERSIONINFO;
begin
  
OS.dwOSVersionInfoSize := SizeOf(TOSVERSIONINFO);
  GetVersionEx(osv);
  Result := (OS.dwPlatformId = VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_NT) and
    
(OS.dwMajorVersion = 5) and (OS.dwMinorVersion = 1);
end;

function IsWin2000: Boolean;
var
  
OS: TOSVersionInfo;
begin
  
ZeroMemory(@OS, SizeOf(OS));
  OS.dwOSVersionInfoSize := SizeOf(OS);
  GetVersionEx(OS);
  Result := (OS.dwMajorVersion >= 5) and
    
(OS.dwPlatformId = VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_NT);
end;


function IsWinNT2: Boolean;
var
  
OS: TOSVersionInfo;
begin
  
ZeroMemory(@OS, SizeOf(OS));
  OS.dwOSVersionInfoSize := SizeOf(OS);
  GetVersionEx(OS);
  Result := OS.dwPlatformId = VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_NT;
end;

{ or: }

function IsWinNT2: Boolean;
begin
  
Result := Win32Platform = VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_NT;
end;


function IsWinME: Boolean;
var
  
OS: TOSVersionInfo;
begin
  
ZeroMemory(@OS, SizeOf(OS));
  OS.dwOSVersionInfoSize := SizeOf(OS);
  GetVersionEx(OS);
  Result := (OS.dwMajorVersion = 4) and (OS.dwMinorVersion = 90) and
    
(OS.dwPlatformId = VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_WINDOWS);
end;


function IsWin95: Boolean;
var
  
OS: TOSVersionInfo;
begin
  
ZeroMemory(@OS, SizeOf(OS));
  OS.dwOSVersionInfoSize := SizeOf(OS);
  GetVersionEx(OS);
  Result := (OS.dwMajorVersion >= 4) and (OS.dwMinorVersion = 0) and
    
(OS.dwPlatformId = VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_WINDOWS);
end;

{************************************************}
{ Function to detect OS Version by Nico Bendlin  }
{************************************************}


{$IFDEF CONDITIONALEXPRESSIONS}
  {$IF Defined(TOSVersionInfoEx)}
    {$DEFINE TOSVERSIONINFOEX_DEFINED}
  {$IFEND}
{$ENDIF}
{$IFNDEF TOSVERSIONINFOEX_DEFINED}

type
  
POSVersionInfoEx = ^TOSVersionInfoEx;
  TOSVersionInfoEx = packed record
    
dwOSVersionInfoSize: DWORD;
    dwMajorVersion     : DWORD;
    dwMinorVersion     : DWORD;
    dwBuildNumber      : DWORD;
    dwPlatformId       : DWORD;
    szCSDVersion       : array [0..127] of AnsiChar;
    wServicePackMajor  : Word;
    wServicePackMinor  : Word;
    wSuiteMask         : Word;
    wProductType       : Byte;
    wReserved          : Byte;
  end;

const
  
VER_SERVER_NT                       = $80000000;
  {$EXTERNALSYM VER_SERVER_NT}
  
VER_WORKSTATION_NT                  = $40000000;
  {$EXTERNALSYM VER_WORKSTATION_NT}
  
VER_SUITE_SMALLBUSINESS             = $00000001;
  {$EXTERNALSYM VER_SUITE_SMALLBUSINESS}
  
VER_SUITE_ENTERPRISE                = $00000002;
  {$EXTERNALSYM VER_SUITE_ENTERPRISE}
  
VER_SUITE_BACKOFFICE                = $00000004;
  {$EXTERNALSYM VER_SUITE_BACKOFFICE}
  
VER_SUITE_COMMUNICATIONS            = $00000008;
  {$EXTERNALSYM VER_SUITE_COMMUNICATIONS}
  
VER_SUITE_TERMINAL                  = $00000010;
  {$EXTERNALSYM VER_SUITE_TERMINAL}
  
VER_SUITE_SMALLBUSINESS_RESTRICTED  = $00000020;
  {$EXTERNALSYM VER_SUITE_SMALLBUSINESS_RESTRICTED}
  
VER_SUITE_EMBEDDEDNT                = $00000040;
  {$EXTERNALSYM VER_SUITE_EMBEDDEDNT}
  
VER_SUITE_DATACENTER                = $00000080;
  {$EXTERNALSYM VER_SUITE_DATACENTER}
  
VER_SUITE_SINGLEUSERTS              = $00000100;
  {$EXTERNALSYM VER_SUITE_SINGLEUSERTS}
  
VER_SUITE_PERSONAL                  = $00000200;
  {$EXTERNALSYM VER_SUITE_PERSONAL}
  
VER_SUITE_BLADE                     = $00000400;
  {$EXTERNALSYM VER_SUITE_BLADE}
  
VER_SUITE_EMBEDDED_RESTRICTED       = $00000800;
  {$EXTERNALSYM VER_SUITE_EMBEDDED_RESTRICTED}
  
VER_SUITE_SECURITY_APPLIANCE        = $00001000;
  {$EXTERNALSYM VER_SUITE_SECURITY_APPLIANCE}

const
  
VER_NT_WORKSTATION              = $0000001;
  {$EXTERNALSYM VER_NT_WORKSTATION}
  
VER_NT_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER        = $0000002;
  {$EXTERNALSYM VER_NT_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER}
  
VER_NT_SERVER                   = $0000003;
  {$EXTERNALSYM VER_NT_SERVER}

{$ENDIF}  // TOSVERSIONINFOEX_DEFINED


function GetOSVersionInfo(var Info: TOSVersionInfoEx): Boolean;
begin
  
FillChar(Info, SizeOf(TOSVersionInfoEx), 0);
  Info.dwOSVersionInfoSize := SizeOf(TOSVersionInfoEx);
  Result := GetVersionEx(TOSVersionInfo(Addr(Info)^));
  if (not Result) then
  begin
    
FillChar(Info, SizeOf(TOSVersionInfoEx), 0);
    Info.dwOSVersionInfoSize := SizeOf(TOSVersionInfoEx);
    Result := GetVersionEx(TOSVersionInfo(Addr(Info)^));
    if (not Result) then
      
Info.dwOSVersionInfoSize := 0;
  end;
end;

function GetOSVersionText: string;
var
  
Info: TOSVersionInfoEx;
  Key: HKEY;
begin
  
Result := '';
  if (not GetOSVersionInfo(Info)) then
    
Exit;
  case Info.dwPlatformId of
    
{ Win32s }
    
VER_PLATFORM_WIN32s:
      Result := 'Microsoft Win32s';
    { Windows 9x }
    
VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_WINDOWS:
      if (Info.dwMajorVersion = 4) and (Info.dwMinorVersion = 0) then
      begin
        
Result := 'Microsoft Windows 95';
        if (Info.szCSDVersion[1] in ['B', 'C']) then
          
Result := Result +' OSR2';
      end
      else if 
(Info.dwMajorVersion = 4) and (Info.dwMinorVersion = 10) then
      begin
        
Result := 'Microsoft Windows 98';
        if (Info.szCSDVersion[1] = 'A') then
          
Result := Result + ' SE';
      end
      else if 
(Info.dwMajorVersion = 4) and (Info.dwMinorVersion = 90) then
        
Result := 'Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition';
    { Windows NT }
    
VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_NT:
      begin
        
{ Version }
        
if (Info.dwMajorVersion = 5) and (Info.dwMinorVersion = 2) then
          
Result := 'Microsoft Windows Server 2003'
        else if (Info.dwMajorVersion = 5) and (Info.dwMinorVersion = 1) then
          
Result := 'Microsoft Windows XP'
        else if (Info.dwMajorVersion = 5) and (Info.dwMinorVersion = 0) then
          
Result := 'Microsoft Windows 2000'
        else
          
Result := 'Microsoft Windows NT';
        { Extended }
        
if (Info.dwOSVersionInfoSize >= SizeOf(TOSVersionInfoEx)) then
        begin
          
{ ProductType }
          
if (Info.wProductType = VER_NT_WORKSTATION) then
          begin
            if 
(Info.dwMajorVersion = 4) then
              
Result := Result + #10'Workstation 4.0'
            else if(Info.wSuiteMask and VER_SUITE_PERSONAL <> 0) then
              
Result := Result + #10'Home Edition'
            else
              
Result := Result + #10'Professional';
          end
          else if 
(Info.wProductType = VER_NT_SERVER) then
          begin
             if 
(Info.dwMajorVersion = 5) and (Info.dwMinorVersion = 2) then
             begin
               if 
(Info.wSuiteMask and VER_SUITE_DATACENTER <> 0) then
                 
Result := Result + #10'Datacenter Edition'
               else if (Info.wSuiteMask and VER_SUITE_ENTERPRISE <> 0) then
                 
Result := Result + #10'Enterprise Edition'
               else if (Info.wSuiteMask = VER_SUITE_BLADE) then
                 
Result := Result + #10'Web Edition'
               else
                 
Result := Result + #10'Standard Edition';
             end
             else if 
(Info.dwMajorVersion = 5) and (Info.dwMinorVersion = 0) then
             begin
               if 
(Info.wSuiteMask and VER_SUITE_DATACENTER <> 0) then
                  
Result := Result + #10'Datacenter Server'
               else if (Info.wSuiteMask and VER_SUITE_ENTERPRISE <> 0) then
                  
Result := Result + #10'Advanced Server'
               else
                  
Result := Result + #10'Server';
             end
             else
             begin
               
Result := Result + #10'Server ' +
                 IntToStr(Info.dwMajorVersion) + '.' +
                 IntToStr(Info.dwMinorVersion);
               if (Info.wSuiteMask and VER_SUITE_ENTERPRISE <> 0) then
                 
Result := Result + ', Enterprise Edition';
             end;
          end;
        end;
        { CSDVersion }
        
if (Info.dwMajorVersion = 4) and
          
(StrIComp(Info.szCSDVersion, 'Service Pack 6') = 0) and
          
(RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
            'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Hotfix\Q246009', 0,
            KEY_QUERY_VALUE, Key) = ERROR_SUCCESS) then
        begin
          
Result := Result + #10'Service Pack 6a';
          RegCloseKey(Key);
        end
        else
          
Result := Result + #10 + StrPas(Info.szCSDVersion);
        Result := Result + #10'(Build ' +
          IntToStr(Info.dwBuildNumber and $FFFF) + ')';
      end;
  end;
end;

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  
ShowMessage(GetOSVersionText);
end;


 

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