How to identify the WinPE OS name and version by coding
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From: MSDN_Leimo on 9 Jul 2008 22:47 Hi all: I'm using the WinPE 2.x OS, and I'm trying to get the WinPE OS name and version by coding. Currently I found I can only read the OS version of WinPE, (5.x), so it's recognized as a Vista OS, not WinPE. So is there any offical approach to detect in WinPE which identifies the OS name and version as WinPE 2.x? Thanks a lot!
From: Vipin on 10 Jul 2008 07:35 Did you try GetVersionEx? Cheers, Vipin. "MSDN_Leimo" wrote: > Hi all: > I'm using the WinPE 2.x OS, and I'm trying to get the WinPE OS name and > version by coding. > Currently I found I can only read the OS version of WinPE, (5.x), so it's > recognized as a Vista OS, not WinPE. > > So is there any offical approach to detect in WinPE which identifies the OS > name and version as WinPE 2.x? > > Thanks a lot! > > >
From: "Jeffrey Tan[MSFT]" on 10 Jul 2008 22:34 Hi Leimo, I have discussed this issue with other WinPE experts in Microsoft. Basically, there is no safe way, via a given versioning API, to really tell what version of WinPE. With PE 1.x, you need to be concerned with what version of Windows it was built from, and what version of the Windows PE build tools were used - that can differ. To find the version of the build tools used, you can check the version of factory.exe. To find the version of the OS it was built from, you can check the version of notepad.exe. However factory.exe is not: " Part of WinPE 2.0 (meaning you need to check some other file if you want to ensure you recognize versions of WinPE 2.x going forward) " Going to be in a copy of "bartpe" - if your customer cares - since by definition they are not using the Microsoft build tools when creating it. Basically, the logic can be this: - If the key MiniNT is found in HKLM\System\ControlSet001\Control we are running on WinPE - If the major version of the operating system is 6, we are running on WinPE 2.0 as FACTORY.EXE does not exist here - If it is not WinPE 2.0, the code checks for the version of %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\FACTORY.EXE A column Wes Miller wrote may help clarify the versioning question a bit - look at the tail end of this article: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2006/09/WindowsPE/default ..aspx - but note that there really is no "easy answer" to this. Please note that the above logic is a discussion result for your information. There is not the official documented solution for this question yet. Hope this helps. Best regards, Jeffrey Tan Microsoft Online Community Support Delighting our customers is our #1 priority. We welcome your comments and suggestions about how we can improve the support we provide to you. Please feel free to let my manager know what you think of the level of service provided. You can send feedback directly to my manager at: msdnmg(a)microsoft.com. ================================================== Get notification to my posts through email? Please refer to http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/managednewsgroups/default.aspx#notif ications. Note: The MSDN Managed Newsgroup support offering is for non-urgent issues where an initial response from the community or a Microsoft Support Engineer within 1 business day is acceptable. Please note that each follow up response may take approximately 2 business days as the support professional working with you may need further investigation to reach the most efficient resolution. The offering is not appropriate for situations that require urgent, real-time or phone-based interactions or complex project analysis and dump analysis issues. Issues of this nature are best handled working with a dedicated Microsoft Support Engineer by contacting Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS) at http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/support/default.aspx. ================================================== This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
From: Paul Attryde on 11 Jul 2008 18:23 MSDN_Leimo wrote: > Hi all: > I'm using the WinPE 2.x OS, and I'm trying to get the WinPE OS name and > version by coding. > Currently I found I can only read the OS version of WinPE, (5.x), so it's > recognized as a Vista OS, not WinPE. > Wouldn't the fact that it's running off of X: be a big hint? Obviously not perfect, but better than nothing. Paul
From: "Jeffrey Tan[MSFT]" on 15 Jul 2008 23:48
Hi Leimo, Have you reviewed my reply to you? Does it make sense to you? If you still need any help or have any concern, please feel free to feedback, thanks. Best regards, Jeffrey Tan Microsoft Online Community Support ========================================= Delighting our customers is our #1 priority. We welcome your comments and suggestions about how we can improve the support we provide to you. Please feel free to let my manager know what you think of the level of service provided. You can send feedback directly to my manager at: msdnmg(a)microsoft.com. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. |