How to detect embedded XP

Hi,

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

Thanks

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kc

> 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.

driver_folks wrote:

> 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.

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- Mike

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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> Hi,
>
> Can any expert tell me how to effectively detect embeded XP version info
> (to
> know it's not XP professional)?
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> kc

driver_folks wrote:
> 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