Here is a good code includes Windows 7 and Windows Vista recognaizer.
Code:
internal enum WindowsVersions { UnKnown, Win95, Win98, WinMe,
WinNT3or4, Win2000, WinXP, WinServer2003, WinVista, Win7, Win8, MacOSX, Unix,
Xbox };
internal static WindowsVersions GetCurrentWindowsVersion()
{
// Get OperatingSystem information from the system
namespace.
System.OperatingSystem osInfo = System.Environment.OSVersion;
// Determine the platform.
if (osInfo.Platform == System.PlatformID.Win32Windows)
{
// Platform is Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second
Edition, or Windows Me.
switch (osInfo.Version.Minor)
{
case 0:
//Console.WriteLine("Windows 95");
return WindowsVersions.Win95;
case 10:
//if
(osInfo.Version.Revision.ToString() == "2222A")
//
Console.WriteLine("Windows 98 Second Edition");
//else
//
Console.WriteLine("Windows 98");
return WindowsVersions.Win98;
case
90:
//Console.WriteLine("Windows Me");
return WindowsVersions.WinMe;
}
}
else if
(osInfo.Platform == System.PlatformID.Win32NT)
{
// Platform is Windows NT 3.51, Windows NT 4.0, Windows
2000, or Windows XP.
switch (osInfo.Version.Major)
{
case 3:
case 4:
//Console.WriteLine("Windows NT
3.51"); // = 3
//Console.WriteLine("Windows NT
4.0"); // = 4
return WindowsVersions.WinNT3or4;
case 5:
switch (osInfo.Version.Minor)
{
case 0:
//name = "Windows 2000";
return WindowsVersions.Win2000;
case 1:
//name = "Windows XP";
return WindowsVersions.WinXP;
case 2:
//name = "Windows Server 2003";
return
WindowsVersions.WinServer2003;
}
break;
case 6:
switch (osInfo.Version.Minor)
{
case 0:
// Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 (distinct by rpoduct type)
return WindowsVersions.WinVista;
case 1:
return WindowsVersions.Win7;
case 2:
return
WindowsVersions.Win8;
}
break;
}
}
else if
(osInfo.Platform == System.PlatformID.Unix)
{
return WindowsVersions.Unix;
}
else if
(osInfo.Platform == System.PlatformID.MacOSX)
{
return WindowsVersions.MacOSX;
}
else if
(osInfo.Platform == PlatformID.Xbox)
{
return WindowsVersions.Xbox;
}
return WindowsVersions.UnKnown;
}
2013/07/02: added WIN8 support
