Thread: A way to check for Win98 or WinXP

Yeah, I'm trying to think of a way to do this, and would appreciate any tips.

I'm thinking that if 98 had a desktop.ini file, or similar, then I could just do something like:

Code:

int Check ( void )
{
	FILE Check;
	if ( Check = fopen("c:/windows/desktop/desktop.ini", "r") == 1 )
	{
		/* 98 was not detected */
		CreateDirectory("C:/documents and settings/all users/desktop/NewFolder", NULL);
		/* etc.. */
	}
	else
	{
		/* 98 was deteced */
		CreateDirectory("C:/windows/desktop/NewFolder", NULL);
	}
	return 0;
}

This is obviously targeted towards windows.

Any tips?

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I have XP, and had 98, but couldn't remember these specifics.
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Code:

#include <windows.h>
bool Windows2000orXP()
{
   return (GetVersion() bitand 0xFF)  == 5;
}

Mingw didn't like that code.
You missed a parenthesis also..

Thanks for the help, but I solved it.

Mingw didn't like that code.

It doesn't have to be best friends or even lovers with your code.
If you really need it's appreciation, maybe you can talk about your problems. Talking always helps. Maybe Mingw can see what you see in this piece of code. Get a good cappucino and talk about your problems.

OK, seriously, if it encountered errors, why not post them here ? For beginners replace the "bitand" part with a single ampersand ( & ) and see what happens.

Just go into the command prompt and type "winver" or goto the start menu and select run and type "winver"

[EDIT]
Or do u want to do it with a program?
[/EDIT]

I got it solved.