Determine Vista's Edition

[Guest]

Need a desktop application to determine the Windows Vista's edition, e.g.
whether application is installed on Ultimate, Home Premium, etc..

Have located this registry key in the Vista installation.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ProductName]

1) Will like to know what is the final product name that will be feedback on
this key for the 6 editions that Vista is going to have?

2) If this isn't a reliable way to obtain this information.

Appreciated if anyone can advise. Thanks.

-Fred

 

[Jimmy Brush]

The correct way to do this is to use the GetProductInfo base API function
(kernel32.dll).

More info:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/sysinfo/base/getproductinfo.asp


- JB

Vista Support FAQ
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/