Anybody know how to check the OS edition in Vista. For example, my application should get installed only in Vista Business , Vista Ultimate & Vista Home Basic (Not premium). How to check this? I can check the registry entry (CurrentVersion). But it does not give information about the Home basic and premium.
Is there a standard and perfect way to check the OS edition?
You will likely need to use the GetProductInfo API provided by Windows. This API could be called from a custom action that then sets a property (if this is an MSI setup) based on the edition determined. Note that this API is only available on Windows Vista or newer.
Would it be possible to use one of the following MSI properties or both of them?
MsiNTProductType : Indicates the Windows product type. Only available with Windows Installer 2.0 and later.
MsiNTSuitePersonal : On Windows XP and later operating systems, the Installer sets this property to 1 (one) only if the operating system is Workstation Personal (not Professional). Only available with Windows Installer 2.0 and later.
The attached InstallScript LogSystemInfo function uses the Kernel32.GetProductInfo function to determine the Windows product type (e.g. home, professional, enterprise, ultimate, ... Windows editions).
Note that the code calls a custom WriteLogLine at the end of the function, which is not included in the sample code.
