I would be most grateful if someone could please help with the following.  

I have an installation routine which needs to check what platform it is
operating on (this is needed for knowing whether to install a 16 or 32 bit
version program).  Trouble is because the installation program is written
in 16 bit, NT responds to the GETVERSION API saying it is also a 16 Windows
version.  Clearly NT has decided because I have been asked by a 16 bit
program I had better tell it I am capable of running 16 bit programs.

What API should I call to get the true state of a Windows operating
platform?

Thanks, in advance.

Mark Thompson

->I would be most grateful if someone could please help with the
following.  
->
->I have an installation routine which needs to check what platform it
is
->operating on (this is needed for knowing whether to install a 16 or
32 bit
->version program).  Trouble is because the installation program is
written
->in 16 bit, NT responds to the GETVERSION API saying it is also a 16
Windows
->version.  Clearly NT has decided because I have been asked by a 16
bit
->program I had better tell it I am capable of running 16 bit
programs.
->
->What API should I call to get the true state of a Windows operating
->platform?
->

The GetWinFlags API function call will tell you whether you are
running under NT. There is an example in MS KB
(http://www.microsoft.com/kb/default.asp) article Q122353.

FWIW, there is no 16-bit API function call that can determine whether
you are running under NT 4.0.

Paul
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GetWinFlags is a good way but the SysInfo control is easier:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
        Dim MsgEnd As String
        Select Case SysInfo1.OSPlatform
                Case 0
                        MsgEnd = Unidentified
                Case 1
                        MsgEnd = Windows 95, ver.  & CStr(SysInfo1.OSVersion)
                Case 2
                        MsgEnd = Windows NT, ver.  & CStr(SysInfo1.OSVersion)
        End Select
        MsgBox System:  & MsgEnd
End Sub

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