Public Function GetOSVersion() As String
Dim sOSType As String = ""
Select Case Environment.OSVersion.Platform
Case PlatformID.Win32S
sOSType = "Win 3.1"
Case PlatformID.Win32Windows
Select Case Environment.OSVersion.Version.Minor
Case 0
sOSType = "Win95"
Case 10
sOSType = "Win98"
Case 90
sOSType = "WinME"
Case Else
sOSType = "Unknown"
End Select
Case PlatformID.Win32NT
Select Case Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major
Case 3
sOSType = "NT 3.51"
Case 4
sOSType = "NT 4.0"
Case 5
Select Case _
Environment.OSVersion.Version.Minor
Case 0
sOSType = "Win2000"
Case 1
sOSType = "WinXP"
Case 2
sOSType = "Win2003"
End Select
Case 6
sOSType = "Vista"
Case Else
sOSType = "Unknown"
End Select
Case PlatformID.WinCE
sOSType = "Win CE"
End Select
Return sOSType
End Function
If GetOSVersion() = "WinXP" Then 'Computer is Windows XP End If
Originally Posted on December 14, 2013
Last Updated on October 26, 2015
Last Updated on October 26, 2015
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