Determine Win2000 platform.

Keywords:  Determine Win 2000 platform OS Operating System

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Question:

How can we detect Win2000 platform (using WinVersion()?) and how to detect if it is an Advanced server, server or professional?

Answer:

To Detect Win2000 platform use the WinVersion function

• Step 1

  Determine basic platform

  NT/2000 or 95/98

  Use WinVersion(4) for this

• Step 2

  Once you determined platform and know that you have a NT/2000 platform use WinVersion(1) to get the code.

  Nt 4.0 should be 4 Windows 2000 should be 5

How to detect if it is an Advanced server, server or professional?

Not 100% sure, but I am very sure it will be something like....

Article ID: W13531

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Article ID:   W14459

Filename:   Determine Win2000 platform.txt