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Identify Service Pack Via Command Line

I am creating a boot cd and need to identify the service pack of the O/S installed.
I am primarily aiming at XP but if there is also a way for Vista that would be great.

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Christian de Bellefeuille

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Christian de Bellefeuille

I'm sure that you could create an environment variable to store the SP number.

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Qlemo

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Moncapitaan

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Thanks for the replies.

Questions:

1. Can I run VB script from a boot CD (booting to a command prompt in DOS (NTFS))
2. Can I inclide PsInfo on a boot CD I will distribute for free?
3. The CSD version sounds ok but how would I query the reg from boot cd?

Thanks

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Moncapitaan

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reg utility? would this work from DOS?

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Moncapitaan

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Hi Bill,

Would it identify which service pack. I would need to know if the system was running SP1, SP2 or SP3

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Moncapitaan

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If I boot from a WinVista recovery cd and use the command prompt. I want to know the OS inc SP installed on the HDD - is that possible with your tool? Is that possible without your tool and only using the command prompt?

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Moncapitaan

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Need help awarding this one:-

I didnt get a solution to my problem exactly as I needed it. AND now the problem no longer exists! HOWEVER Bill (AbqBill) was very helpful. I dont want to accept the answer as the solution as it isnt but it is helpful :-)

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