GetVersion (Windows) plug-in

Author: Afrow UK (talk, contrib)

Description

A plugin that gets Windows version information (name, type, version, server name, service pack, service pack build).

Installation

Place GetVersion.dll in your NSIS\Plugins folder or simply extract all files in the Zip to NSIS\.

Changelog

v0.9 - 7 June 2008

• Major code clean up.
• All functions now return an empty string if GetVersionEx API call fails.
• Added Windows types and server names for Vista.

v0.8 - 22 August 2007

• Fixed WindowsType.
• Removed function to get IE version.

v0.7 - 16 July 2006

• WindowsName now returns simple names (not Windows #).

v0.6 - 11 April 2006

• Added support for Windows CE.

v0.5 - 11 March 2006

• Added support for Windows XP Media Center Edition (in WindowsType).
• Added support for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition (in WindowsType).

v0.4 - 10 March 2006

• Added WindowsPlatformId.
• Added WindowsPlatformArchitecture.

v0.3 - 12 February 2006

• Added support for Windows Vista and Longhorn Server.

v0.2 - 15 January 2006

• Added support for Windows x64.
• No support added for Windows Vista as yet (waiting for Microsoft to update their page for it!)

v0.1 - 16 July 2005

• First version.

Download

GetVersion.zip (34 KB) v0.9 (2008-06-07)

Discussion

Thread in NSIS (Winamp) Forums

The Functions

  GetVersion::WindowsName
   Pop $R0
 
   Gets name of Windows. This includes:
    Vista
    Server Longhorn
    Server 2003
    Server 2003 R2
    XP
    XP x64
    2000
    CE
    NT
    ME
    98
    98 SE
    95
    95 OSR2
    Win32s
 
  ---------------------------
 
  GetVersion::WindowsType
   Pop $R0
 
   Gets type of Windows OS.
   For Windows NT:
    Workstation 4.0
   For Windows XP:
    Home Edition
    Professional
    Professional x64 Edition
    Media Center Edition
    Tablet PC Edition
    (or empty string)
   For Windows Vista:
    Ultimate Edition
    Home Premium Edition
    Home Basic Edition
    Enterprise Edition
    Business Edition
    Starter Edition
    (or empty string)
 
  ---------------------------
 
  GetVersion::WindowsVersion
   Pop $R0
 
   Gets the Windows version x.x (e.g. 5.1).
 
  ---------------------------
 
  GetVersion::WindowsServerName
   Pop $R0
 
   Gets the installed server name. This includes:
    Server
    Server 4.0
    Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
    Workstation
    Storage Server 2003
    Server 2003
    Server 2008
    Cluster Server Edition
    Datacenter Edition
    Datacenter Edition for Itanium-based Systems
    Datacenter x64 Edition
    Enterprise Edition
    Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
    Enterprise x64 Edition
    Advanced Server
    Small Business Server
    Small Business Server Premium Edition
    Standard Edition
    Web Server Edition
    (or empty string)
 
  ---------------------------
 
  GetVersion::WindowsServicePack
   Pop $R0
 
   Gets the installed service pack name (e.g. Service Pack 2).
 
  ---------------------------
 
  GetVersion::WindowsServicePackBuild
   Pop $R0
 
   Gets the installed service pack build number (e.g. 2600).
 
  ---------------------------
 
  GetVersion::WindowsPlatformId
   Pop $R0
 
   Gets the platform Id of the installed Windows
   (e.g. 1, 2, 3).
 
  ---------------------------
 
  GetVersion::WindowsPlatformArchitecture
   Pop $R0
 
   Gets the architecture of the installed Windows
   (e.g. 32, 64).

Example

Name "GetVersion Example"
OutFile "GetVersion.exe"
ShowInstDetails show
 
Page InstFiles
 
Section
 
 GetVersion::WindowsName
  Pop $R0
  DetailPrint "WindowsName:"
  DetailPrint "  $R0"
 
 GetVersion::WindowsType
  Pop $R0
  DetailPrint "WindowsType:"
  DetailPrint "  $R0"
 
 GetVersion::WindowsVersion
  Pop $R0
  DetailPrint "WindowsVersion:"
  DetailPrint "  $R0"
 
 GetVersion::WindowsServerName
  Pop $R0
  DetailPrint "WindowsServerName:"
  DetailPrint "  $R0"
 
 GetVersion::WindowsPlatformId
  Pop $R0
  DetailPrint "WindowsPlatformId:"
  DetailPrint "  $R0"
 
 GetVersion::WindowsPlatformArchitecture
  Pop $R0
  DetailPrint "WindowsPlatformArchitecture:"
  DetailPrint "  $R0"
 
 GetVersion::WindowsServicePack
  Pop $R0
  DetailPrint "WindowsServicePack:"
  DetailPrint "  $R0"
 
 GetVersion::WindowsServicePackBuild
  Pop $R0
  DetailPrint "WindowsServicePackBuild:"
  DetailPrint "  $R0"
 
SectionEnd