Build Number

[Sean Horvath]

Is there a specific build number for MSI packages that we can use so that an
install package can ONLY be used on XPe?

Thanks,
Sean.

 

[Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\)]

Hi Sean,

I have never tried creating MSI package, but what I can tell you is that you can check for one standard bit flag that tell if OS is
embedded or not.
You can read it with API GetVersionEx.

Regards,
Slobodan

 

[KM]

Checking the presence of WERUNTIME.INI (or parsing its content) may also be a good indication of XPe vs XP Pro.

 

[Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\)]

Hi Konstantin,

This could be fooled easily, also who knows how this file will be called in LHe. But embedded bit should stay present.
Although I wonder what XP SP2 POS will report.

Regards,
Slobodan

 

[KM]

Well.. The embedded bit approach can also be fooled.
I guess it is just a registry value (bit?). So, you can temporarily change it while running a particular installation.

If we start thinking about how to prevent the installation from a hacker (not end user), it is going to (should) be a different
story, different implementation, different design.

 

[Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\)]

I guess it is just a registry value (bit?). So, you can temporarily change it while running a particular installation.

Perhaps but I hoped that they maybe locked it to SKU info. And that breaking this would be extremely difficult or impossible.

Regards,
Slobodan