Questions tagged [windowsversion]
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Translating GetVersionEx numbers into OS name
I have this list :
2.5.1.2600
2.5.2.3790
2.6.0.6000
2.6.0.6001
2.6.0.6002
2.6.1.7600
2.6.1.7601
That's a list of window versions, info comes from GetVersionEx, the numbers are:
dwPlatformId.dwMajorVersion.dwMinorVersion.dwBuildNumber
And I want to…
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How to read windows build version via a Win API call or (better) reading a Registry value
Our installed is occasionally detecting the wrong version of Windows. (It detects version via built in Wise installer function to detect System Info and doesn't say HOW it does this).
So, I'm looking for another way to detect the Windows version.…
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What values can OperatingSystem.Version have?
The Environment.OSVersion property can be used to get the version of the current OS. What value can its Version property have for the various OSes out there?
I'm interested only in the Major and Minor values and primarily about desktops OSes.
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Windows Server 2008 or Vista?
What is an easy (to implement) way to check whether I am on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 from a Python script?
platform.uname() gives the same result for both versions.
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Find what windows version is on a specified drive
I want to find what OS version (e.g.: Window 7 Pro) is on drive D: without digging through D:\Windows\System32\license.rtf
Is there a class within System.Management namespace that will let me find OS Versions on a specified local drive letter?
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Can I use the C# preprocessor to skip Kinect v2.0 code?
Quick question, I'm developing a small program which I'd like to work with Kinect versions 1 and 2. Is there a preprocessor command I can use so that the c# compiler skips my Kinect v2.0 code if I don't have the Kinect 2.0 sdk installed? (When I'm…
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windows 8 minor version returning 0 instead of 2
I have code in C++ that has the purpose of finding the Windows version:
OSVERSIONINFOEX osvi;
BOOL bOsVersionInfoEx;
int iRet = OS_UNKNOWN;
ZeroMemory ( & osvi, sizeof ( OSVERSIONINFOEX ) );
osvi.dwOSVersionInfoSize = sizeof ( OSVERSIONINFOEX…
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Windows Version (Unable to confirm if installed Windows version is 10 or greater) in stable channel in Flutter
I am having this problem when running flutter doctor
Windows Version (Unable to confirm if installed Windows version is 10 or greater)
I know it can easily be solved by changing the channel from stable to master, but doing so installs me a flutter…
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Invalid Windows version when using Inno Setup
A user is having problems installing my software. This is his OS:
This is his system:
He gets this error when installing:
In my [Code] section I have the following:
function MakeVersion(Major, Minor, Build: Cardinal): Cardinal;
begin
Result…
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Targeting windows versions in uwp apps
I have a desktop app which is converted to UWP app using MSIX packaging tool.
I need to support all version of windows so I have manually updated the TargetDeviceFamily MinVersion and MaxVersionTested in manifest file. But when I am uploading the…
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Why does Windows 10 report its version as 6.3?
Im working on a Wix installer and need to know the windows version, however, on Windows 10 when I check the registry 'CurrentVersion' located at:
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
It reports 6.3 which is Windows 8.1 and not 10
Why is…
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WiX Changing UI items based on OS version
I have created an installer for my application, now my requirement is to customise UI items like some check boxes based on OS version(need to have slightly different UI for Windows 8 and Windows 10). How can I achieve this?
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Which Windows versions (including service pack number) support the .NET Framework?
On which versions of Windows (including minimum service pack level, if necessary) is the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 supported?
Also, is this information yet available for .NET 4.0?
Edit:
BarsMonster's link gives the operating system requirements of .NET…
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Run-Time Check Failure #2 - stack around the variable 'osvi' was corrupted on mfc application
I've been searching around the internet and I have no idea why this happens, it's not really an obvious array issue.
Here's the function:
BOOL IsOsCompatible()
{
BOOL retVal = 0;
OSVERSIONINFO osvi;
ZeroMemory(&osvi,…
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Convert Windows version number to double
I'm having a problem with this:
Private Function Get_NT_Version()
Dim NT As Decimal = CDec(System.Environment.OSVersion.Version.ToString.Substring(0, 3))
MsgBox(NT)
Return NT
End Function
I'm running on Win7 so I want to obtain this…
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