VB6 CHECK is run as admin privilege

Posted 2020-11-20 wgscd

vb6 code:

Private Declare Function IsUserAnAdmin Lib "Shell32" Alias "#680" () As Integer


Private Sub Form_Load()

If IsUserAnAdmin() = 0 Then
MsgBox "Not admin"
Else
MsgBox "Admin"
End If

end sub

　　

get windows OS version information:

 

Option Explicit

Private Declare Function GetVersionEx Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetVersionExA" _
    (lpVersionInformation As OSVERSIONINFO) As Long

Private Type OSVERSIONINFO
  OSVSize         As Long
  dwVerMajor      As Long
  dwVerMinor      As Long
  dwBuildNumber   As Long
  PlatformID      As Long
  szCSDVersion    As String * 128
End Type

Private Const VER_PLATFORM_WIN32s = 0
Private Const VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_WINDOWS = 1
Private Const VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_NT = 2

‘ Returns the version of Windows that the user is running
Public Function GetWindowsVersion() As String
    Dim osv As OSVERSIONINFO
    osv.OSVSize = Len(osv)

    If GetVersionEx(osv) = 1 Then
        Select Case osv.PlatformID
            Case VER_PLATFORM_WIN32s
                GetWindowsVersion = "Win32s on Windows 3.1"
            Case VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_NT
                GetWindowsVersion = "Windows NT"

                Select Case osv.dwVerMajor
                    Case 3
                        GetWindowsVersion = "Windows NT 3.5"
                    Case 4
                        GetWindowsVersion = "Windows NT 4.0"
                    Case 5
                        Select Case osv.dwVerMinor
                            Case 0
                                GetWindowsVersion = "Windows 2000"
                            Case 1
                                GetWindowsVersion = "Windows XP"
                            Case 2
                                GetWindowsVersion = "Windows Server 2003"
                        End Select
                    Case 6
                        Select Case osv.dwVerMinor
                            Case 0
                                GetWindowsVersion = "Windows Vista/Server 2008"
                            Case 1
                                GetWindowsVersion = "Windows 7/Server 2008 R2"
                            Case 2
                                GetWindowsVersion = "Windows 8/Server 2012"
                            Case 3
                                GetWindowsVersion = "Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2"
                        End Select
                End Select

            Case VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_WINDOWS:
                Select Case osv.dwVerMinor
                    Case 0
                        GetWindowsVersion = "Windows 95"
                    Case 90
                        GetWindowsVersion = "Windows Me"
                    Case Else
                        GetWindowsVersion = "Windows 98"
                End Select
        End Select
    Else
        GetWindowsVersion = "Unable to identify your version of Windows."
    End If
End Function

　　

check OS byte 32 or 64:

 

Private Declare Function GetProcAddress Lib "kernel32" _
    (ByVal hModule As Long, ByVal lpProcName As String) As Long

Private Declare Function GetModuleHandle Lib "kernel32" _
    Alias "GetModuleHandleA" (ByVal lpModuleName As String) As Long

Private Declare Function GetCurrentProcess Lib "kernel32" () As Long

Private Declare Function IsWow64Process Lib "kernel32" _
    (ByVal hProc As Long, ByRef bWow64Process As Boolean) As Long

Public Function IsHost64Bit() As Boolean
    Dim handle As Long
    Dim is64Bit As Boolean

    ‘ Assume initially that this is not a WOW64 process
    is64Bit = False

    ‘ Then try to prove that wrong by attempting to load the
    ‘ IsWow64Process function dynamically
    handle = GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandle("kernel32"), "IsWow64Process")

    ‘ The function exists, so call it
    If handle <> 0 Then
        IsWow64Process GetCurrentProcess(), is64Bit
    End If

    ‘ Return the value
    IsHost64Bit = is64Bit
End Function