[wix-users] Windows 10 Identification During Install

[Jason Beck]

Disregard my last email.

I should have looked up what you were saying instead of responding
immediately.

On 10/12/2017 1:08 PM, Marc Beaudry via wix-users wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
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> Windows 10 required attested drivers, causing me to have two sets of drivers, one for Windows 10 and a second set of all OSes prior to Windows 10 but greater or equal to 7.
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> I have searched and found different solutions to my issue, but I can't believe this is how installers work, so I would like the opinion of someone else that has more experience than I on this matter.
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> --- VersionNT and VersionNT64: When I run an MSI with Verbose logging I get VersionNT = 603 on Windows 10 and on Server 2012. 
> I know VersionNT is a private property and should not be used, I was simply experimenting.
> https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa370556(v=vs.85).aspx
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> --- Next option was a CA using C#: OperatingSystem os = System.Environment.OSVersion;
> This too returns 6.X
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> --- Next Option was a CA in C++. GetVersion or GetVersionEX
> This too returns 6.X
> For this to report the correct version it requires a modified application manifest file. I do not have an application, so this doesn't work in my scenario.
> All my installer has is a CA.DLL
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> --- Next option is to use the Version Help Functions in a CA: IsWindowsVersionOrGreater()
> https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn424972.aspx
> I have two different version of Windows 10 on my test bench.
> This does not work on my older version of Windows 10, this is the first release of 10.
> The one that works on my Windows 10 is IsWindows8OrGreater, which makes no sense.
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> Now on the windows installer side of things how can I correctly identify the OS I am installing on is Windows 10 or Greater??? (IE Servier 2016 as an example)
> Asked differently is there a native Windows Installer way of Identifying that the installation OS is 10 or greater
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> I have this condition, which I know is not good practice as I am using VersionNT, this does not work on Server 2012 and it expects Windows 7 architecture  for Drivers.
> <Condition> <![CDATA[VersionNT>602]]></Condition>
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> Thanks for your help and wisdom,
> Marc
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