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  1. @echo off
  2. setlocal
  3. :: from http://ss64.org/viewtopic.php?pid=3136#p3136
  4. ::==================================
  5. ::variables
  6. if %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%==x86   set pro_arch=32 Bit (x86)
  7. if %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%==AMD64 set pro_arch=64 Bit (AMD64)
  8. if %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%==IA64 set pro_arch=Itanium 64 Bit (IA64)
  9.  
  10. :Main
  11.     call :clean
  12.     for /f "tokens=2 delims=[]" %%x in ('ver') do set cmdver=%%x
  13.     set cmdver=%cmdver:Version =%
  14.     call :parse_cmdver
  15.     call :ver%cmdver%
  16.     call :Report
  17.     goto :End
  18.  
  19.  
  20. :clean
  21.     :: Ensure we don't inherit values from previous runs
  22.     set _verCmd=
  23.     set _verMajor=
  24.     set _verMinor=
  25.     set _verBuild=
  26.     set _verWin=
  27.     goto :eof
  28.  
  29. :Parse_cmdver
  30.     :: Turn "5.1.2306" string into actionable variables
  31.     for /f "tokens=1,2,3* delims=." %%g in ("%cmdver%") do (
  32.         set major=%%g
  33.         set minor=%%h
  34.         set build=%%i
  35.         )
  36.     goto :eof
  37.  
  38. :Report
  39.     echo.
  40.     echo.   CMD version is %cmdver%
  41.     echo.   which probably means %longver% %pro_arch%
  42.     echo.
  43.     goto :eof
  44.  
  45. :Report2
  46.     echo.   The numbers are stored in the following variables:
  47.     echo.
  48.     set _ver
  49.     goto :eof
  50.  
  51.  
  52. ::Table of version numbers built from 
  53. :: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows#Timeline_of_releases
  54. :ver1.01
  55.     set longver=Windows 1.01
  56.     set shortver=Win101
  57.     goto :eof
  58.  
  59. :ver2.03
  60.     set longver=Windows 2.03
  61.     set shortver=Win203
  62.     goto :eof
  63.  
  64. :ver2.10
  65.     set longver=Windows 2.10
  66.     set shortver=Win21
  67.     goto :eof
  68.  
  69. :ver2.11
  70.     set longver=Windows 2.11
  71.     set shortver=Win211
  72.     goto :eof
  73.  
  74. :ver3.0
  75.     set longver=Windows 3.0
  76.     set shortver=Win3
  77.     goto :eof
  78.  
  79. :ver3.1
  80.     set longver=Windows 3.1, Windows For Workgroups 3.1, or Windows NT 3.1
  81.     set shortver=Win31/WFW31/WinNT31
  82.     goto :eof
  83.  
  84. :ver3.11
  85.     set longver=Windows For Workgroups 3.11
  86.     set shortver=WFW311
  87.     goto :eof
  88.  
  89. :ver3.2
  90.     set longver=Windows 3.2 (released in Simplified Chinese only)
  91.     set shortver=Win32ch
  92.     goto :eof
  93.  
  94. :ver3.5
  95.     set longver=Windows NT 3.5
  96.     set shortver=WinNT35
  97.     goto :eof
  98.  
  99. :ver3.51
  100.     set longver=Windows NT 3.51
  101.     set shortver=WinNT351
  102.     goto :eof
  103.  
  104. :ver4.0.950
  105.     set longver=Windows 95
  106.     set shortver=Win95
  107.     goto :eof
  108.  
  109. :ver4.0.1381
  110.     set longver=Windows NT 4.0
  111.     set shortver=WinNT4
  112.     goto :eof
  113.  
  114. :ver4.90.3000
  115.     set longver=Windows Me
  116.     set shortver=WinMe
  117.     goto :eof
  118.  
  119. :ver4.10.1998
  120.     set longver=Windows 98
  121.     set shortver=Win98
  122.     goto :eof
  123.  
  124. :ver4.10.2222
  125.     set longver=Windows 98 SE
  126.     set shortver=Win98SE
  127.     goto :eof
  128.  
  129. :ver5.0.2195
  130.     set longver=Windows 2000
  131.     set shortver=Win2K
  132.     goto :eof
  133.  
  134. :ver5.1.2600
  135.     set longver=Windows XP or Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
  136.     set shortver=WinXP/WinFun
  137.     goto :eof
  138.  
  139. :ver5.2.3790
  140.     set longver=Windows XP, Windows XP Pro or Windows Server 2003
  141.     set shortver=WinXP/WinXP-Pro/Server2003
  142.     goto :eof
  143.  
  144. :ver5.2.4500
  145.     set longver=Windows Home Server
  146.     set shortver=WinHomeServer
  147.     goto :eof
  148.  
  149. :ver6.0.6002
  150.     set longver=Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008
  151.     set shortver=Vista/Server2008
  152.     goto :eof
  153.  
  154. :ver6.1.7600
  155.     set longver=Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
  156.     set shortver=Win7/Server2008R2
  157.     goto :eof
  158.  
  159.  
  160. :End
  161. :: return version to calling shell/script,
  162. :: see http://ss64.com/nt/syntax-functions.html
  163. endlocal & set _verCmd=%cmdver% & set _verMajor=%major% & set _verMinor=%minor% & set _verBuild=%build% & set _verWin=%shortver%
  164. call :Report2 :: comment this line out to suppress extra reporting

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