System Information Unit

Release:	3.3
Date:	31 December 2009
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Change Log

• Added new TPJOSInfo.IsRemoteSession method to check if the executable is running under Windows Terminal Server as a remote session.
• Updated help file accordingly.

• Fixed bug (issue #1) which prevented the unit from compiling with Delphi 5.

• Prevented warnings on Delphi 4 when compiling without deprecated components.
• Updated documentation.

• Added some further PRODUCT_* constants that are new for Windows 7 / 2008 Server R2.
• Changed character set handling to take account of Unicode and non-Unicode compilers.
• Unit, but not demo, can now be compiled on Delphi 3.
• Removed compiler warnings in Delphi 7.
• All exceptions raised are now of type EPJsysInfo.
• Updated documentation.

• Updated help file re revised static classes.
• Revised demo program by adding output for new methods.
• Added further PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_*, PROCESSOR_* and PRODUCT_* constants.
• Made default OS data structures use unicode versions when UNICODE is defined in an attempt to make the structures compatible with Delphi 2009.
• Changed to use GetNativeSystemInfo API function to get processor architecture if possible.
• Modified TPJOSInfo to detect Windows 7 and Windows 2008 Server R2. Also changed a few OS and product descriptions.
• Modified TPJOSInfo.Edition to add 64bit qualification to OS edition information for OSs running on 64 bit systems and using GetProductInfo API.
• Added BootMode and IsNetworkPresent methods to TPJCumputerInfo.
• Added TPJSystemFolders.SystemWow64 method.
• Product name of unknown later Windows version now contains major and minor version numbers.

• Added support for GetProductInfo API (Vista)
• Added support for Windows 2008 server and 2003 server R2.
• Rewrote code that gets OS edition.
• Added to VER_SUITE_ flags
• Added new PRODUCT_ and PROCESSOR_ flags
• Added new SM_STARTER and SM_SERVER2 consts.
• Added Unicode version of OSVERSIONINFOEX and extended number of types refering to Ansi and Unicode versions of these structures.
• Added new methods to TPJOSInfo class
• Added new processor related methods to TPJComputerInfo.
• Added new Win32XXX global variables relating to availability and value of product information.
• Now omit deprecated TPJSysInfo and SIGetXXX functions from compilation by default. Can now only be compiled if a symbol is defined.
• Updated help file re revised static class and removed topics for deprecated component and functions.
• Revised demo program by adding output for new methods and removed demo of deprecated code.

• Added new TPJComputerInfo.MACAddress method that gets the MAC address of the first available network card.

• Fixed bug in TPJOSInfo.ProductName method when running on Windows 2003.

• Added new static classes that duplicate and extend the features of the TPJSysInfo component:
  • TPJComputerInfo: provides information about the host computer.
  • TPJSystemFolders: gets paths to system folders.
  • TPJOSInfo: provides operating system information
• Added new features in the TOSInfo classes:
  • gettting Windows product ID.
  • detection of Windows Vista, XP Media Edition and XP Tablet Edition.
  • detection of WOW64 sub-system;
  • further operating system detection features.
• Added new global Win32* variables to provide extended operating system version information in style of variables from SysUtils unit.
• Re-implemented TPJSysInfo and SIGet* functions in terms of new static classes.
• Flagged TPJSysInfo and the SIGet* functions as deprecated. New static classes should now be used instead.
• Made TOSVersionInfoEx type and VER_NT_* and VER_SUITE_* constants public.
• Updated help file.
• Added Help A-Keywords file for integration into Delphi 6/7 help systems.
• Updated demo program re new features.

• Updated palette name to "DelphiDabbler" from "PJ Stuff".
• Added support for Windows 2003 server to OS detection functions.
• Removed requirement for Registry unit by accessing registry via Windows API where required.
• Made TOSVersionInfoEx record definition into packed record.
• GetOSProduct, GetOSProductType & GetOSServicePack updated according to latest example on MSDN.
• Used resource strings for exception messages.
• Updated help file.
• Added new demo application.

• Added functions and component properties to retrieve Program Files and Common Files folders.

• Original version.