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Get Windows Service Pack version
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:14 am
by shahroq
hi
i have a php web-based application & want to check windows service pack version installed on the client OS.
is it possible with php or js?
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:16 am
by feyd
nope.
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:39 am
by Deemo
best way to do it: run windows update
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 9:43 am
by shahroq
plz describe more about runnin windows update. how can i do it?
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 9:47 am
by qads
Its been ages since my last post here, but i could't help my self

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Click start > all programs > windows update
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 9:49 am
by feyd
It's not possible to determine what service pack someone has via Javascript or PHP. Windows Update will not help.
An ActiveX/Java object can determine the service pack potentially..
what do you need this for?
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:06 am
by shahroq
i have a web application in a non-english language that has problem in findin some characters in windows 2k with sp 1 or 2 (this problem solved in win 2k with sp 3 and 4).
now i want to banned users with win2k-sp1 and 2 to access my application.
remember that i cant put complicated or plug-ins needed solutions, i just want to check the service pack and if the user have sp1 or 2, dont let him to login.
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:21 am
by feyd
if you used a UTF8 or UNICODE 16 character set, you shouldn't have any issues with almost any version of Windows 2000
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:38 am
by shahroq
now its not the issue(unisoce), i have this problem and im looking for way to check the sp version.
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:42 am
by feyd
as I've said, you can't.. there is no reliable way to do it without guessing, or simply showing them text and a correctly rendered image of these "problem" characters...