GetVersion (Windows) plug-in
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Description
A plugin that gets Windows version information (name, type, version, server name, service pack, service pack build).
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Installation
Place GetVersion.dll in your NSIS\Plugins folder or simply extract all files in the Zip to NSIS\.
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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.
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Download
GetVersion.zip (9 KB) v0.9 (2008-06-07)
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Discussion
Thread in NSIS (Winamp) Forums
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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).
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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
