How to detect embedded XP

[driver_folks]

Hi,

Can any expert tell me how to effectively detect embeded XP version info (to
know it's not XP professional)?

Thanks

 

[Kevin Bulgrien]

Can any expert tell me how to effectively detect embeded XP version info (to

know it's not XP professional)?

Did you look at the ENVIRONMENT variables that are set?

XP Pro does not have the RUNTIME* variables that XPe has (at least from what
I can see).

The registry also contains an number of unique identifiers as well.

 

[Mike Warren]

Can any expert tell me how to effectively detect embeded XP version
info (to know it's not XP professional)?

I don't know of an official way, but perhaps you could look for FBA,
EWF or FBWF registry keys.

 

[Bing.Chen]

Dear kc,

Try this
1. Call API

BOOL GetVersionEx(


LPOSVERSIONINFO lpVersionInfo


);


OSVERSIONINFOEX structure (which is the output of this call)


One of the members is wSuiteMask (a WORD variable).


Check the VER_SUITE_EMBEDDEDNT (0x00000040) flag in this variable.


2. Query value in Registry
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Cur-rentControlSet\Control\Product-Options]
Key Name: ProductSuite
Type: MULTI_SZ
Value: EmbeddedNT
(In XP Pro, it seems that no content in this key)



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[Helen Elcock]

Hi,

Can any expert tell me how to effectively detect embeded XP version info (to
know it's not XP professional)?

Thanks

I check for for the DWORD registery value
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\FBA]
"FBADoPNP"=dword:00000000


You only get first boot assistant on embedded.

Helen