It is hard to guarantee what the version # of the next OS will be :) obviously, but I would do something like:
Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem where Version >= "6.0" What's the reasoning or issue behind this specific "weird" question? :) /Alain -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 1:24 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] WMI and >Vista But can you do a detection of Vista and Vista+next OS? It's a weird request I know.... Alain Lissoir wrote: > Btw, if the goal is just to detect, Vista (and not the SKU a I replied > below), then: > > Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem where Version = "6.0" > > will make it. > The Vista RTM build is "6.0.6000" regardless of the SKU (Vista Flavor). > > 5.0 Windows 2000, all flavors (SKU) > 5.1 XP 32-bit, all flavors (SKU) > 5.2 XP 64-bit if client, Windows Server 2003 if Server > 6.0 Windows Vista, all flavors > 6.0 Longhorn Server for now, but this may change ... Still under development > as you know. > > HTH. > /Alain. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alain Lissoir [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 11:46 AM > To: 'ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org' > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] WMI and >Vista > > Have you looked at the OperatingSystemSKU property? This is a property added > in Vista to support the distinction between Vista Home, Ultimate, Business, > etc ... > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/aa394239.aspx > > OperatingSystemSKU Data type: uint32 > > Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) number for the operating system. > > Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0: This > property is not available. > > Possible SKU values are: > > Value Meaning > 0 Undefined > 1 Ultimate Edition > 2 Home Basic Edition > 3 Home Basic Premium Edition > 4 Enterprise Edition > 5 Home Basic N Edition > 6 Business Edition > 7 Standard Server Edition > 8 Datacenter Server Edition > 9 Small Business Server Edition > 10 Enterprise Server Edition > 11 Starter Edition > 12 Datacenter Server Core Edition > 13 Standard Server Core Edition > 14 Enterprise Server Core Edition > 15 Enterprise Server IA64 Edition > 16 Business N Edition > 17 Web Server Edition > 18 Cluster Server Edition > 19 Home Server Edition > 20 Storage Express Server Edition > 21 Storage Standard Server Edition > 22 Storage Workgroup Server Edition > 23 Storage Enterprise Server Edition > 24 Server For Small Business Edition > 25 Small Business Server Premium Edition > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA > aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] > Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 11:00 AM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: [ActiveDir] WMI and >Vista > > If one wanted to build a WMI query that would capture Vista "and" any > other workstation OS after Vista... how would one build that query? > > I know that this will capture Vista: > Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem where Version = "6.0.6000" > > But will this catch any version of Vista after XP if, on the odd chance > they change the build number? > > I know that you can also add a ProductType=1 that captures the > workstation only and not servers..... > > But how can you build a WMI query string for Group policy filtering that > is smart enough to capture Vista OS and whatever comes out after Vista > (and yes, they are already looking for ideas for the next version see > Steve Riley's blog with questions about firewalls in the next version if > you don't believe me.... > http://blogs.technet.com/steriley/archive/2007/01/18/it-s-your-turn-what-imp > rovements-would-you-like-in-windows-firewall-and-ipsec.aspx > > Also, can you do: > select * from Win32_OperatingSystem where Caption contains "Vista" ? > > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ma/default.aspx > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ma/default.aspx > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ma/default.aspx List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ma/default.aspx
