Inno Setup by Jordan Russell is a great installation scripting program, but lacks a built-in function to determine the.NET Framework version installed on the target machine. Fortunately, it’s easy to write such a function using Inno Setup’s Pascal scripting language. The Versions. Microsoft maintains a set of registry keys that indicate the installed.NET Framework versions and service packs.

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I'm using Inno Setup to change the recycle bin in the OS. I need to make some cases for if the user is running Windows 7 or Windows XP. I try using: if not FileExists(winDir + 'System32imageres.
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I'm using Inno Setup to change the recycle bin in the OS. I need to make some cases for if the user is running Windows 7 or Windows XP. I try using:

But it seems like it can't find imageres.dll or shell32.dll even though I've verified they exist. What am I doing wrong? Or can I check the Windows version another way?

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You should use the GetWindowsVersionEx function. It fills a TWindowsVersion record:

There are a lot of other related functions. See below 'System functions' at this page.

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According to the documentation, the parameters associated with each file can be directly tied to the OS version:

'0' means never install; '1' means install on any version (i.e. version 1.0 or later).

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Note: The above technique isn't limited to the [Files] section; MinVersion and OnlyBelowVersion can be used in most sections.

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In most Inno Setup sections (like [Files], [Tasks], [Run], etc.) you can use the MinVersion and OnlyBelowVersion common parameters.

In Pascal Script, use the GetWindowsVersionEx function to find the Windows version number. Then compare the number against a specific Windows version number.

Here are few handy functions to check specific Windows versions:

Example of use:

To test for server-editions of Windows, see:
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Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability.

Key features:

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Support for all versions of Windows in use today: Vista, XP, 2008, 2003, 2000, Me, 98, 95, and NT 4.0. (No service packs are required.)
Extensive support for installation of 64-bit applications on the 64-bit editions of Windows. Both the x64 and Itanium architectures are supported. (On the Itanium architecture, Service Pack 1 or later is required on Windows Server 2003 to install in 64-bit mode.)
Supports creation of a single EXE to install your program for easy online distribution. Disk spanning is also supported.
Standard Windows 2000/XP-style wizard interface.
Customizable setup types, e.g. Full, Minimal, Custom.
Complete uninstall capabilities.
Installation of files: Includes integrated support for 'deflate', bzip2, and 7-Zip LZMA file compression. The installer has the ability to compare file version info, replace in-use files, use shared file counting, register DLL/OCX's and type libraries, and install fonts.
Creation of shortcuts anywhere, including in the Start Menu and on the desktop.
Creation of registry and .INI entries.
Integrated Pascal scripting engine.
Support for multilingual installs.
Support for passworded and encrypted installs.
Silent install and uninstall.
Full source code is available (Borland Delphi 2.0-5.0).