[RESOLVED] Checking the os

[dday9]

I'm building a website blocker, and it reads/writes the HOST file. I have it built for windows xp. I'm wanting to check the OS the person's using so that it can run the write code properly(b/c each OS the host file is in a different location). I was thinking about using

Environment.OSVersion.ToString()

in an if statement sorta like this:

If Environment.OSVersion.ToString() = "OS" Then
            'the code that works for the OS in the = ""
        End If

my problem is that I don't know how to set my .ToString() = "" any thoughts?

[stepdragon]

Use:

Environment.OSVersion.Version.ToString

That will give you Version.Subversion.Build.SomethingIDon'tKnow

But for XP, you'll get 5.1.xxxx.xxxx
for Vista you should get 6.0.xxxx.xxxx
for windows 7 you should get 6.1.xxxx.xxxx

Next you can just get the first three digits and compare then to a list:

Dim Version as String = Environment.OSVersion.Version.Tostring
Dim ShortVersion as String = Version.SubString(0, 3)
Dim VersionName as String
 
Select Case ShortVersion
    Case "5.0"
        VersionName = "Windows 2000"
        'Do Other Stuff Here
    Case "5.1"
        VersionName = "Windows XP"
    Case "6.0"
        VersionName = "Windows Vista"
    Case "6.1"
        VersionName = "Windows 7"
End Select

A full list of windows versions can be found here:
http://www.msigeek.com/442/windows-os-version-numbers

[cowboycoding]

Cool!

[dday9]

Dude, I'm sorry when I went to look up where the host file is, it was the same in xp as it is in vista in 7. Thanks for the help though.