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Batch Logon Script to detect OS version including Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and 7.

Asked by: retrodroid

Hello everyone.

I require a batch logon script to detect the version of Windows OS.  If it detects 2000 then it to goes to :Windows_2000, if it detects XP then it goes to :Windows_XP etc...
It needs to detect Windows 7 too.  If it detects any other OS including 98/95 then it goes to :Unsupported_OS.

I've tried using 'VER | find' and it works but only for 2000 and XP.  I've been unsuccessful in detecting the other versions.

Hope someone maybe able to help.  Thanks very much!
BF

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2009-10-07 at 02:36:11ID24791704
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by: Psy053Posted on 2009-10-07 at 02:53:17ID: 25513556

Here is a VBSCript that will do it.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" 
 
& strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
 
Set colOS = objWMIService.ExecQuery ("Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem")
 
For Each objOS in colOS
	Wscript.Echo objOS.Name
Next

                                              
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by: Psy053Posted on 2009-10-07 at 03:02:25ID: 25513603

Actually, you'd probably be better off replacing objOS.Name with objOS.Caption

 

by: retrodroidPosted on 2009-10-07 at 03:31:43ID: 25513772

Thank you Psy053 but I can only use a batch script.

 

by: Psy053Posted on 2009-10-07 at 03:35:12ID: 25513789

Why not VBScript? It can be called from a batch script.

 

by: djpazzaPosted on 2009-10-07 at 03:35:16ID: 25513790

How about getting the os version using vb script then passing it to your main batch file.  The attached code will do that and log the os into a file.  Just change the directory and path to one of your own.

Then section at the bottom then passes the os version to a batch file for processing.

I have :

echo Hi %username% you os is %1
pause;

in vista2.bat using the %1 as the os passed from the vb script.

'Get OS Information
 
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
 
Set colOperatingSystems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem")
 
For Each objOperatingSystem in colOperatingSystems
  ' Wscript.Echo objOperatingSystem.Caption & " " & _
     strOS =  objOperatingSystem.Caption & objOperatingSystem.Version
strcap =  objOperatingSystem.Caption
strver = objOperatingSystem.Version
Next
 
' Create Log File
 
	Dim WSHShell
	Dim objNTInfo
	Dim GetComputerName
 
	Set objNTInfo = CreateObject("WinNTSystemInfo")
	GetComputerName = lcase(objNTInfo.ComputerName)
 
	Set WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
 
 
Dim objFSO, objFSOText, objFolder, objFile
Dim strDirectory, strFile, strtext, strtitle
strDirectory = "c:\temp\Scripts\logs"
strFile = "\osver.txt"
strtitle = "Host" & space(1) & "Operating System"
strText = GetComputerName & space(1) &  strOS
' Create the File System Object
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
 
' Check that the strDirectory folder exists
If objFSO.FolderExists(strDirectory) Then
   Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(strDirectory)
Else
   Set objFolder = objFSO.CreateFolder(strDirectory)
 
End If
 
If objFSO.FileExists(strDirectory & strFile) Then
   Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(strDirectory)
Else
   Set objFile = objFSO.CreateTextFile(strDirectory & strFile)
	
	set objFile = nothing
	set objFolder = nothing
	' OpenTextFile Method needs a Const value
	' ForAppending = 8 ForReading = 1, ForWriting = 2
	Const ForAppending = 8
 
Set objTextFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile _
(strDirectory & strFile, ForAppending, True)
 
objTextFile.WriteLine(strTitle)
objTextFile.Close
 
End If
 
 
Set objTextFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile _
(strDirectory & strFile, ForAppending, True)
 
' Writes strText every time you run this VBScript
objTextFile.WriteLine(strText)
objTextFile.Close
 
' End Log File
 
 
dim shell
set shell=createobject("wscript.shell")
 
'Run the main batch script and pass os version to it
shell.run "c:\temp\Scripts\vista2.bat " & replace(strcap," ","_")
 
 
 
set shell=nothing
                                              
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by: retrodroidPosted on 2009-10-07 at 03:47:54ID: 25513859

I can only code batch scripts and have very limited knowledge of VB Scripts.
I like the idea of passing the OS version to the batch script but the VB script needs to run from within a batch script first and then pass the version to %OSVersion%.
Also, can Windows 2000 and lower run VB Script?  If not, how do you get it to detect those versions?
I still prefer the idea of using basic batch code otherwise I could be in the situation of not being able to successfully troubleshoot.
Thanks and appreciate your help thus far.

 

by: djpazzaPosted on 2009-10-07 at 04:14:26ID: 25514070

Lets look at this another way.  It seems the older operating systems are the issue.  How about a solution to filter them.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190899

Gettype.exe:

http://www.petri.co.il/download_free_reskit_tools.htm

 

by: Psy053Posted on 2009-10-07 at 04:15:10ID: 25514081

What you would need to do is save the script below as OS.vbs into the same folder as the batch file - for the example, I have used C:\Temp

Then in your batch file, place these 3 lines at the top:
@echo off
For /F "delims=" %%A  in ('cscript //nologo c:\temp\OS.vbs') do Set OSVersion=%%A
echo %OSVersion%

What it should do is call the VBScript and the output will be stored in the %OSVersion% variable (it is also echoed to the screen, but you can remove that part)

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" 
 
& strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
 
Set colOS = objWMIService.ExecQuery ("Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem")
 
For Each objOS in colOS
	Wscript.Echo objOS.Caption
Next
                                              
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by: retrodroidPosted on 2009-10-07 at 04:55:53ID: 25514349

Thank you very much.

djpazza - I will take a look at those links and code and see what I come up with.

Psy053 - Thanks for the code and advice - would you know which versions of Windows would 100% support this code?  i.e. should it work on 2000, XP, Vista and 7?

I'm going to test the code with XP and Vista and see how I get on.

You both have been great - will update you shortly.

 

by: Psy053Posted on 2009-10-07 at 05:02:59ID: 25514397

It should work on all versions starting from Windows 95.

I will test on Vista and Windows 7 and let you know.

 

by: retrodroidPosted on 2009-10-07 at 05:09:49ID: 25514442

Oh right.  Sorry, I assumed Windows 95 and 98 wouldn't have the ability to run this VB code.  Thanks so much for helping me out.
BF - retrodroid.

 

by: Psy053Posted on 2009-10-07 at 05:17:40ID: 25514504

I can confirm that it does run on both Vista and Windows 7.

Also, please note, when I posted the code snippet in comment ID:25514081
that it has split a line up incorrectly. Lines 2 and 4 should be on one line.

 

by: Psy053Posted on 2009-10-07 at 05:20:37ID: 25514531

Side note: Where the scripts should run on Windows 95, you may need to install the Windows Scripting Host as it isn't shipped with it.

 

by: retrodroidPosted on 2009-10-07 at 06:13:46ID: 25514925

Excellent job!  One last thing, what happens to the %OSVersion% variable if no OS version can be detected?  I'll code the script to end with an error.

 

by: Shift-3Posted on 2009-10-07 at 06:43:35ID: 25515230

As a side note, you should still be able to use ver|find with newer versions of Windows.  You just have to search on the version number which is listed instead of the name.  

 

by: crash2000Posted on 2009-10-08 at 02:44:55ID: 25523474

Using DOS

Firstly, set up your own variable on each machine. Either Autoexec.bat for DOS, Win95,98,ME or in Environment variables in 2K, XP, NT.
Something like OSVER="XP" or OSVER="98" etc
Then in a bacth file you can use
IF %OSVER%==XP GOTO xp
IF %OSVER%==98 GOTO 98

:xp
action.....

:98
Action

etc etc.

Hope that helps

Mark

 

by: AbqBillPosted on 2009-10-08 at 15:22:46ID: 25530833

A potentially simpler alternative is my OSTest.exe utility (http://www.westmesatech.com/wast.html). Bill.

 

by: retrodroidPosted on 2009-10-19 at 01:59:29ID: 25603529

Thank you so much to everyone who has helped.  I am going to award points as fairly as possible.  Obviously I cannot give to everyone but I really appreciate all of the help you have provided :)

I've checked out everyone's replies and it's taught me a great deal.  The VB script and VER options are two of the main ways I will approach this.

Awarding Psy053, djpazza, and Shift-3.  

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