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‎May 07, 2008
05:53 PM
Windows 2K8 Vs. Vista
Hi
How can I differentiate between Windows 2008 and Vista?
VersionNT and WindowsBuild property values for both the OS are the same. Are there any other properties that I can use?
Thanks!
How can I differentiate between Windows 2008 and Vista?
VersionNT and WindowsBuild property values for both the OS are the same. Are there any other properties that I can use?
Thanks!
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‎May 08, 2008
08:10 AM
Does MsiNTProductType (or the like) help?
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‎May 08, 2008
03:51 PM
That seems to have helped. Thanks for your help.
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‎Oct 28, 2009
02:29 PM
But is MsiNTProductType 1 or > 1 for Vista and 7? I saw another post in here that said VersionNT = 600 And MsiNTProductType > 3 would be Vista (and not Windows Server 2008).
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‎Oct 29, 2009
11:35 AM
Use your favorite search engine to find out: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370329(VS.85).aspx
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‎Nov 02, 2009
11:25 AM
Thanks Michael! However, is safe to assume that the MsiNtProductType of 3(Windows 2000 Professional and later) includes Windows 2008 server? There is no mention of it any where in the link you posted. I only bring this up because of the old addage pertaining to what happens when you assume 🙂
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‎Nov 02, 2009
02:38 PM
I hope (and believe) it's safe to assume that, but I'd be similarly making the assumption. If you want to know for sure, you'd have to get confirmation from Microsoft. :cool:
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