Retrieve Windows Version 1

• Aug 26, 2010

• #2

foxbox

Programmer

Sep 11, 2000

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I think you can use xmlHTTP to contact a URL and receive the response headers using getAllResponseHeaders.
Like they do here:

http://webdevelopment.bzupages.com/dom/met_http_getallresponseheaders.asp.htm

Maybe that gives better results.

 

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• Aug 27, 2010

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• #3

Glasgow

IS-IT--Management

Jul 30, 2001

1,669

GB

Thank you - I will investigate further. I thought I was on to something with USER_AGENT but that returns data about the remote user rather than server.

 

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• Sep 21, 2010

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ChrisHirst

IS-IT--Management

Nov 23, 2001

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If Windows Scripting is on the server, you could try

Code:

Dim objShell
Set objShell=WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

WScript.Echo "The current operating system is: " & oShell.RegRead "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProductName")

Set objShell = Nothing
WScript.Quit

Taken from a .vbs script


Chris.

Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares?
Woo Hoo! the cobblers kids get new shoes.
People Counting Systems

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

 

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• Sep 21, 2010

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• #5

Glasgow

IS-IT--Management

Jul 30, 2001

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GB

I'll give that a whirl and report back thanks.

 

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• Sep 23, 2010

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• #6

Glasgow

IS-IT--Management

Jul 30, 2001

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GB

Thanks Chris - that works a treat.

You are clearly someone who really knows where his towel is .

 

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