GetOSVersion

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Function GetOSVersion()

This function returns information about the current version of Windows

No Parameters

Return Value:
This function returns a string in the following format:
MAJOR.MINOR.BUILD_NUMBER.PLATFORM_ID OS_STRING

MAJOR is one the following values

Windows Server 2003	5
Windows XP	5
Windows 2000	5
Windows NT 4.0	4
Windows Me	4
Windows 98	4
Windows 95	4
Windows NT 3.51	3

MINOR is one of the following values

Windows Server 2003	2
Windows XP	1
Windows 2000	0
Windows NT 4.0	0
Windows Me	90
Windows 98	10
Windows 95	0
Windows NT 3.51	51

BUILD_NUMBER is the build number of the OS

Windows Me/98/95: The low-order word contains the build number of the operating system. The high-order word contains the major and minor version numbers.

PLATFORM_ID is one of the following values
Value = 1 for Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95 (Windows 95 based OS)
Value = 2 for Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows NT. (Windows NT based OS)

OS_STRING Represents additional information about the OS such as "Service Pack 2"

Example:

if GetOSVersion() = "5.1.0.2 Service Pack 2" then
MsgBox "You are running on Windows XP Service Pack 2!"
endif