VB - Geting the Version of Windows

[BrandonTurner]

Credit Code to crptcblade

Option Explicit
 
Private Declare Function GetVersionEx Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetVersionExA" (lpVersionInformation As OSVERSIONINFO) As Long
 
Private Type OSVERSIONINFO
    dwOSVersionInfoSize As Long
    dwMajorVersion      As Long
    dwMinorVersion      As Long
    dwBuildNumber       As Long
    dwPlatformId        As Long
    szCSDVersion        As String * 128
End Type
 
'Platform IDs
Private Const WIN_ID_31 = 0
Private Const WIN_ID_95_98_ME = 1
Private Const WIN_ID_NT_2K_XP = 2
 
Public Sub TellWindowsVersion()
Dim lVer As OSVERSIONINFO
    
    lVer.dwOSVersionInfoSize = Len(lVer)
    
    Call GetVersionEx(lVer)
    
    With lVer
        Select Case .dwPlatformId
            Case WIN_ID_31
                MsgBox "Windows 3.x"
                
            Case WIN_ID_95_98_ME
                Select Case .dwMinorVersion
                    Case 0:  MsgBox "Windows 95"
                    Case 10: MsgBox "Windows 98"
                    Case 90: MsgBox "Windows Me"
                End Select
                
            Case WIN_ID_NT_2K_XP
                Select Case True
                    Case (.dwMajorVersion < 5)
                        MsgBox "Windows NT"
                    Case (.dwMajorVersion = 5)
                        Select Case .dwMinorVersion
                            Case 0: MsgBox "Windows 2000"
                            Case 1: MsgBox "Windows XP"
                        End Select
                End Select
 
        End Select
    End With
 
End Sub
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
    Call TellWindowsVersion
End Sub