winVersion()

Find the version of Windows which is currently running.

Syntax

winVersion()

return: record contains Windows version information including description, version name and service pack.

Usage

This function queries the running Windows kernel for version information and then decodes it based on Windows standards.

Location

menu: Veeos ==> System ==> winVersion

library: sysLib

Example

Running on XP/32 returns:

Notes

This is an updated version of the code written and contributed to VRF by Georg Nied in 2003. In some cases there is an ambiguity since kernels are sometimes shared between versions. For instance, Windows XP 64 shares a kernel with Windows 2003 so this kernel query cannot distinguish between the two.

Reference

• Windows version numbers are detailed by Microsoft.

Supported On

VEE 7.0+. Windows 3.1+

See Also