Have to find whether the os is server or workstation

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Hi all

please refer this link

OS Name, Version & Product Type[^]

Im trying to find what type of OS as my output.
The scenario given in this link fails while finding whether its server or workstation.
Its retuning the value as 6.2 for both win 8 and win server 2012.

can u please help me how to fix this issue?

Thanks
Prem

What I have tried:

I have tried searching in sites but didn't get any solution.please help me

Posted 17-Feb-16 1:46am

premkumar.r

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dan!sh 17-Feb-16 8:07am

What do you get in product type?

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Jochen Arndt · Answer 1 · 2016-02-17T02:01:00

Solution 1

You must check the build number. A list can be found by searching the web (e.g. Windows build numbers · GitHub[^]).

[UPDATE]
See also Operating System Version (Windows)[^] and IsWindowsServer at Version Helper functions (Windows)[^]
[/UPDATE]

[UPDATE2]
See also the CP article Getting Operating System Version Info - Even for Windows 10![^].
[UPDATE2]

Posted 17-Feb-16 2:01am

Jochen Arndt

Updated 17-Feb-16 2:27am

v3

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter 17-Feb-16 8:15am

Not exactly right - there are overlapping between Win 7 and Server 2008 R2 and Win 8 and Server 2012...

Jochen Arndt 17-Feb-16 8:17am

I had just updated my answer to use IsWindowsServer.

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter 17-Feb-16 8:22am

Great...Didn't know there is such helper function...

Jochen Arndt 17-Feb-16 8:24am

Using the helper function is the new (recommended) way.

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter 17-Feb-16 8:27am

Yeah...I left WIN32 years ago, there were no helper functions then...

premkumar.r 17-Feb-16 8:24am

thanks for your solution Jochen.But I don't know know how to check the build number in coding.i tried but build number key word is not coming in that coding.can u pls help with the coding.thank you.

Jochen Arndt 17-Feb-16 8:25am

Just modify the code from your link. But there is a better solution here at CP. I will update my solution once more.

Maciej Los 17-Feb-16 13:07pm

Sure, a 5!

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter · Answer 2 · 2016-02-17T02:16:00

Solution 2

To be sure, you have to go to the WIN32 API...
GetVersionEx function (Windows)[^]
The OSVERSIONINFOEX structure[^] has a wProductType member...The answer is there...

Posted 17-Feb-16 2:16am

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

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premkumar.r 17-Feb-16 9:20am

Im using C# coding.the link you have belongs to VC++.How to analyse this.i didnt get any idea.can u please give me some idea of how to execute in C# or VB?
Thanks

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter 17-Feb-16 9:23am

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/172wfck9.aspx