hello

Is there a quick way using JAL or VBscript to get
the windows version running on a remote agent ?

I'm trying to install a security patch but it depends
on the windows version installed which one I have
to install ..

thank you

This infor can be read from the registry

Os type (NT, 2000, etc...):
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProductName

OS version:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\CurrentVersion

Build #:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\CurrentBuildNumber

Service pack #:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\CSDVersion

In a JAL you can use something like

Dim( ServicePackName, string )
Dim( ServicePackNo, Number )
RegistryGetKey( "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion", &
"CSDVersion", "STRING", ServicePackName )
Mid( ServicePackName, 14, 2, ServicePackNo)

Similarly you can read other version numbers.

To return this information back to calling machine
Copy results to a global variable or file which you can transfer back to the caller or save on a network shared drive.

: hello

: Is there a quick way using JAL or VBscript to get
: the windows version running on a remote agent ?

: I'm trying to install a security patch but it depends
: on the windows version installed which one I have
: to install ..

: thank you

thx sysop ! A great answer as always !

: This infor can be read from the registry

: Os type (NT, 2000, etc...): HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
: NT\CurrentVersion\ProductName

: OS version: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
: NT\CurrentVersion\CurrentVersion

: Build #: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
: NT\CurrentVersion\CurrentBuildNumber

: Service pack #: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
: NT\CurrentVersion\CSDVersion

: In a JAL you can use something like

: Dim( ServicePackName, string )
: Dim( ServicePackNo, Number )
: RegistryGetKey( "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows
: NT\\CurrentVersion", &
: "CSDVersion", "STRING", ServicePackName )
: Mid( ServicePackName, 14, 2, ServicePackNo)

: Similarly you can read other version numbers.

: To return this information back to calling machine
: Copy results to a global variable or file which you can transfer back to the
: caller or save on a network shared drive.

>> : thx sysop ! A great answer as always !

Not really. I have several NT boxes and the ProductName value does not exist !!!

Here is the hard way: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-GB;q213267&GSSNB=1#2

To run this create a VBScript job in 24x7 or external VBS file. Run it and save the version number in some text file, registry, global variable or other place which can be then referenced in other jobs

: Not really. I have several NT boxes and the ProductName value does not exist
: !!!

Just to let you know that recent versions of 24x7 have @V"winver" macro variable returning system type, version and service pack number

: Here is the hard way:
: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-GB;q213267&GSSNB=1#2

: To run this create a VBScript job in 24x7 or external VBS file. Run it and
: save the version number in some text file, registry, global variable or
: other place which can be then referenced in other jobs