The " x,x,x" part of the Software Update Wizard syntax corresponds to values for the following items:
The values are:
Operating System | Meaning |
---|---|
Win32s on Windows 3.1 | 0 |
Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me. | 1 |
Windows NT and later | 2 |
Operating system | Version number |
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Windows 8.1 | 6.3* |
Windows Server 2012 R2 | 6.3* |
Windows 8 | 6.2 |
Windows Server 2012 | 6.2 |
Windows 7 | 6.1 |
Windows Server 2008 R2 | 6.1 |
Windows Server 2008 | 6.0 |
Windows Vista | 6.0 |
Windows Server 2003 R2 | 5.2 |
Windows Server 2003 | 5.2 |
Windows XP 64-Bit Edition | 5.2 |
Windows XP | 5.1 |
Windows 2000 | 5.0 |
* For applications that have been manifested for Windows 8.1. Applications not manifested for 8.1 will return the Windows 8 OS version value (6.2). To manifest your applications for Windows 8.1 please refer to the current Windows compatibility cookbook. |
The first digit in the version number is the 'MajorVersion' and the second digit is the 'MinorVersion'.
These constants correspond to the values returned by the Windows API GetVersionEx() function. (See also : http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724834.aspx.)