which OS version does Reactos report to programs?

[Tiansen]

Really nice work done with Arwinss!

Can someone tell me which OS version does Reactos with Arwinss report to programs? I cannot install a program that says it cannot be run on Windows Server 2003. Can this somehow be changed?

[gabrielilardi]

Can someone tell me which OS version does Reactos with Arwinss report to programs? I cannot install a program that says it cannot be run on Windows Server 2003. Can this somehow be changed?

Both ReactOS and ReactOS-Arwinss report themselves as Windows Server 2003, you can change this behavior this way: right click on my computer, properties, advanced -> system settings -> report as workstation.

[Tiansen]

I've done as you said and restarted Reactos, but still I get the same message - that I am running MS Windows Server 2003 SP1. It seems that option you mentioned does not work? What OS should ROS report as workstation? XP?

[rembrandt]

.... and restarted Reactos,....?

Have you tried without rebooting? It might be the setting is reset to server on startup.

[Tiansen]

Yes, I've tried that too without success. Can someone verify this?

[gabrielilardi]

Yes, I've tried that too without success. Can someone verify this?

Selecting the checkbox will force usermode API's to report as a workstation. The kernel however, still reports as server and this can't change as that's exactly what it is. This application would need specific debugging to try and see what it is trying to do.

[Tiansen]

I think there should be selection what OS version should Reactos report to application - Wine has this function too. So that we can install applications that verify if OS is supported and then sometimes say that this OS is NOT supported - but would install successfully if we could convince them to install themselves.

[gabrielilardi]

I think there should be selection what OS version should Reactos report to application - Wine has this function too. So that we can install applications that verify if OS is supported and then sometimes say that this OS is NOT supported - but would install successfully if we could convince them to install themselves.

This is not related to Arwinss, I've moved the topic to feedback and suggestions.