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How do you check the windows version in Win32 at runtime?

How do you check the windows version in Win32 at runtime?

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Use the GetVersionEx() or VerifyVersionInfo() functions.

Alnitak  2009-01-19 15:04:21
And when using GetVersion[Ex], remember to check version numbers with the future in mind. For example, to check for XP and higher: major > 5 OR (major==5 and minor >= 1)
Anders  2009-02-16 03:42:23

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