Re: What environment variables to test to check windows version in

#1 01-05-2006, 02:32 AM

bestofcomputer wrote:

> Thank folks for your posts.
> My comment :
> - %OS% is useless because it is the same value for all windows NT + 2000 +
> XP !
> - winver is not applicable to my case, since it opens a dialog box, and I
> want only to check the windows version on the command line !
> - the test with errorlevel after a : ver|find "XP" >nul :very good idea,
> and much better that env var.
> But about that idea, I need more information :
> - for checking winXP, the string to check is "XP".
> - for checking win2000, the string to check is "2000".
> - for checking winNT, what is the string to check ?

"NT"

> - for checking win2003, what is the string to check ?
> Thanks.

"2003"

Steve N.

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