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CM_Get_Version function (cfgmgr32.h)

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[Beginning with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, this function has been deprecated and should not be used.]

The CM_Get_Version function returns version 4.0 of the Plug and Play (PnP) Configuration Manager DLL (Cfgmgr32.dll) for a local machine.

Syntax

CMAPI WORD CM_Get_Version();

Return value

If the function succeeds, it returns the major revision number in the high-order byte, and the minor revision number in the low-order byte. Version 4.0 is returned as 0x0400. By default, version 4.0 is supported by Microsoft Windows 2000 and later versions of Windows. If an internal error occurs, the function returns 0x0000. Call GetLastError to obtain the error code for the failure.

Remarks

This function returns version 4.0 of the configuration manager to ensure compatibility with version 4.0 and all later versions of the configuration manager, and to ensure compatibility with all applications that require version 4.0 of the configuration manager.

To determine if a specific version of the configuration manager is available on a machine, use CM_Is_Version_Available or CM_Is_Version_Available_Ex.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Available in Microsoft Windows 2000 and later versions of Windows.
Target Platform Desktop
Header cfgmgr32.h (include Cfgmgr32.h)
Library Cfgmgr32.lib
DLL Cfgmgr32.dll

See also

CM_Get_Version_Ex

CM_Is_Version_Available

CM_Is_Version_Available_Ex