How to determine if OS is Windows Server 2008 R2

[CFConner]

I've done a search, but cannot find if anyone has done a script to determine if the OS is Windows Server 2008 R2.

I need to exclude some runtimes to get my installer working properly in Windows Server 2008 R2. Any help would be appreciated.

=-Chris

[CFConner]

Ok, as a quick test, I did the following in my main script:

Set Variable OSVersionR2 to
Get Exact OS Level into OSVersionR2
Write into Text File C:\\info.txt from Value $OSVersionR2$ (at end of file)

It reports back to me SEVEN (which is what I expect)

Then I tried this:

Get System Setting Windows 2008 into OSVersionR2
Write into Text File C:\\info.txt from value $OSVersionR2$ (at end of file)

The info.txt file reports this:

SEVEN
FALSE

Ok, So I know it is not Windows 7 CLIENT (as opposed to Windows 7 Server (which is What Windows 2008 R2 is)

I change the above to do this:

Get System Setting Windows 7 into OSVersionR2
Write into Text File C:\\info.txt from value $OSVersionR2$ (at end of file)

Now I get:

SEVEN
TRUE

How do I tell the difference between Windows 7 CLIENT and Windows 2008 R2 SERVER?

The GetSystemSettings does not list R2 as an OS to select yet .

=-Chris

[MichaelNesmith]

I'd check for SEVEN, and then for server capability using Get System Setting Windows with Server Features into...

[Tiago]

Hmmm... great tip.

What if I want to detect if I'm running under Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional?

Thank you very much.

[MichaelNesmith]

Tiago, please do not post the same question to three different topics - this is dangerously close to spamming and can get you banned.

[Tiago]

Sorry for that, Michael and thanks for your answer in the other topic (http://www.installaware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19484#19484). Perhaps it may provide a clue or insight to people who are trying to detect Windows Server 2008 R2 and other Windows sub-versions, too?

Thank you so very much!