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I'm developing a very light-weight, web-based server monitor (read: can't us
e API calls ) for our DBA's to monitor our database servers. When queryi
ng for the OS version of the "remote" server i get back a version string lik
e "5.0.2195" which I believ
e is Windows 2000 SP<something>. Can anyone direct me to a link here at mic
rosoft (or anywhere, as long as it's accurate) that has a table of the windo
ws versions/build numbers and exactly what they correllate to in human reada
ble form...like the above.
Any help is much appreciated.

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"Brandon Hamm" <brandon.hamm...mm-games.com> wrote in message
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quote:

> I'm developing a very light-weight, web-based server monitor (read: can't

use API calls ) for our DBA's to monitor our database servers. When
querying for the OS version of the "remote" server i get back a version
string like "5.0.2195" which I believe is Windows 2000 SP<something>. Can
anyone direct me to a link here at microsoft (or anywhere, as long as it's
accurate) that has a table of the windows versions/build numbers and exactly
what they correllate to in human readable form...like the above. Any help
is much appreciated.

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Maybe gettype.exe?

gettype.exe [\\RemoteComputer] [/s]
/s specifies silent mode.

GetType will run on any 32-bit client and sets the error level
(%ERRORLEVEL%) as follows:

Error level meaning
1 Windows NT Workstation
2 Windows 2000 Professional
3 Windows NT Server Non-Domain Controller
4 Windows 2000 Server Non-Domain Controller
5 Windows NT Server Domain Controller
6 Windows 2000 Server Domain Controller
7 Windows NT [Enterprise/Terminal] Server Domain Controller
8 Windows NT [Enterprise/Terminal] Server Non-Domain Controller

pegasus_mvp | Sat, 17 May 2008 11:10:00 GMT |

x.y.z

x = major version
y = minor version
z = build number

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 158238
"How to Determine the Version of Windows 95/98/Me in Use"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=158238

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 189249
"HOWTO: Determine Which 32-Bit Windows Version Is Being Used"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=189249

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 304289
"HOW TO: Determine Windows Version by Using Visual Basic .NET"
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;EN-US;304289

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Austin M. Horst

examnotes | Sat, 17 May 2008 11:11:00 GMT |

Brandon Hamm wrote:
quote:

> I'm developing a very light-weight, web-based server monitor (read: can't use API calls
) for our DBA's to monitor our database servers. When querying for the OS version of the "
remote" server i get back a version string like "5.0.2195" which I beli

eve is Windows 2000 SP<something>.

Hi

Note that the version number "5.0.2195" for Win2k is independent of what SP
level the computer is at.
torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guid
e: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter

torgeir_bakken_mvp | Sat, 17 May 2008 11:12:00 GMT |

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