knowledge to get system information

knowledge to get system information

1. a good code signing certificate
2. Working with Strings
3. Getting System Information

test this program and got error messages.

Error C2440 'initializing': cannot convert from 'const wchar_t [18]' to 'TCHAR *' SystemInfo2

4. XWinVer - Simple class to get Windows OS version
5. Windows Version Numbers
6. DtWinVer v1.34 - OS Detection Utility
7. IsWindows10OrGreater function
8. OSVERSIONINFOA structure

it has most recent OS parameters needed in Hans's post.

9. Version Helper functions

The following functions can be used to determine the current operating system version or identify whether it is a Windows or Windows Server release. These functions provide simple tests that use the VerifyVersionInfo function and the recommended greater than or equal to comparisons that are proven as a robust means to determine the operating system version.

10. GetVersionExA function
11. Operating System Version
12. Targeting your application for Windows

The following example shows an app manifest file for an app that supports all versions of Windows from Windows Vista to Windows 10:

13. Getting the System Version
14. C++ How to detect Windows 10

this is good post to summarize all kinds of system OS version information.

15. C++ Check if Windows 10
16. Get OSVersion in Windows using C++
17. Getting the Windows OS version information C program example
18. Determine Windows Version and Edition

This article explains how to determine Windows version and edition. The method is very simple: The Windows API provides two functions, GetVersion/GetVersionEx, that fill the structure OSVERSIONINFO/OSVERSIONINFOEX with information such as major and minor version, product type, suite mask, platform, and so forth. This article, however, and the code provided here, does not list all the operating systems ever released by Microsoft, only the most usual ones.

19. Getversionex deprecated
20. DtWinVer v2.45 A comprehensive OS detection Class
21. PJ Naughter's place
22. c++ - GetVersionEx弃用-如何从较新的API获取产品类型(VER_NT_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER)


23. regsvr42: Generate SxS Manifest Files from Native DLLs for Registration-Free COM

This tool will spy on COM registration process and create side by side (SxS) manifest file(s)

need to download source code and play around with it.

24. System Information Utility

This project is an attempt to create a utility or tool application that will display all the system information like CPU, OS, Multimedia, etc. The idea behind this application is no different than the one implemented in most of Microsoft’s System Info utility in Office products. But my application takes couple of steps more and displays more info than the available utilities. In this version (V1) of application, following information is displayed.

the above two posts give me enough techniques to develop my tool to get system information.

25. Troubleshooting Registration Free COM


26. Mike Blaszczak's Sample Programs
27. How To Add ToolTips To Controls On A Windows Form
28. Register DLL / COM exe without admin rights
29. Register DLL without admin rights
30. Register ActiveX/COM Components without Administrator Privileges
31. The Enigma Protector
32. Operating System Version

The Version API Helper functions are used to determine the version of the operating system that is currently running. For more information, see Getting the System Version.

33. Getting the System Version
34. Verifying the System Version
35. Detecting a Product Suite
36. Getting Hardware Information
37. Using System Information
38. Getting System Information
39. TEXT macro
40. TEXT() macro
41. A tool for registering OCXs and COM DLLs
42. Registering any COM component through coding
43. A COM Registration Spy
44. RegSvrEx - An Enchanced COM Server Registration Utility
45. regsvr42: Generate SxS Manifest Files from Native DLLs for Registration-Free COM

This tool will spy on COM registration process and create side by side (SxS) manifest file(s)

need to download source code and play around with it.

46. Using COM Without Registration

A small class for using COM DLL modules without registering them

other way to avoid registering COM DLL, is to define them on the manifest: see detailled explantion: regsvr42: Generate SxS Manifest Files from Native DLLs for Registration-Free COM[^]

47. ReneNyffenegger / about-Windows-Registry
48. Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\n
49. A Closer Look at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE for Windows NT
50. Troubleshooting Registration Free COM