If you've ever wanted to know how to figure out the Windows OS version,
here is a link to info on the structure that the Windows GetVersionEx()
function fills in:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/sysinfo/base/osversioninfoex_str.asp

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com

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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 2005-08-03
10:12:12:

> 5.00 is Win2K
> 5.01 is WinXp
> 5.02 is WIn2k3 Server
>
> (don't know why.  it just is.)
>
> Wanda Prather
> "I/O, I/O, It's all about I/O"  -(me)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf 
> Of
> Kevin Kinder
> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 1:11 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Client OS Level
>
>
> Server is TSM 5.1.7.0
>
> Performing a select on the platform_name and client_os_level fields in
> the nodes table yields data, but the digits in the client_os_level field
> do not match with the actual version of the operating system.
>
> Is there a chart out there that tells what "NetWare 5.7" or " Win 5.01"
> equates to in real life?
>
> I would go look at each client individually, except that
>
> a) the number of clients we have makes that time prohibitive, and
>
> b) believe it or not, I don't have the right to access all of the
> clients remotely
>
>
> If I could believe that every "Win 5.01" equates to Windows 2000, for
> example, that would obviously help, but I'm not sure of that either.
>
> TIA
>
> *---
> Kevin