C# Get Windows Version Snippet

This snippet will check Windows Version and if x64 our x86 architecture.

The snippet will  use Environment.OSVersion.Version.Minor & Environment.OSVersion.Version.Minor, To find out what Version off Windows running.And Environment.Is64BitOperatingSystem in order to find out if x64 our x86.

	/*http://alexanderrasch.blogspot.se/ */
	public static string GetOS()
	{
	string szOS = string.Empty;
	int iMinor, iMajor;
	iMinor = Environment.OSVersion.Version.Minor;
	iMajor = Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major;
	switch (iMajor)
	{
	case 5:
	switch (iMinor)
	{
	case 0:
	szOS = "Windows 2000";
	break;
	case 1:
	szOS = "Windows XP";
	break;
	case 2:
	szOS = "Windows 2003";
	break;
	default:
	break;
	}
	break;
	case 6:
	switch (iMinor)
	{
	case 0:
	szOS = "Windows Vista";
	break;
	case 1:
	szOS = "Windows 7";
	break;
	case 2:
	szOS = "Windows 8";
	break;
	default:
	break;
	}
	break;
	default:
	break;
	}
	if (Environment.Is64BitOperatingSystem)
	{
	szOS += (@"(x64)");
	}
	else { szOS += (@"(x86)"); }
	return szOS;
	}

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