GetSystemInfo Function (Windows)

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GetSystemInfo Function

Retrieves information about the current system.

To retrieve accurate information for an application running on WOW64, call the GetNativeSystemInfo function.

Syntax

C++

void WINAPI GetSystemInfo(
  __out  LPSYSTEM_INFO lpSystemInfo
);

Parameters

lpSystemInfo [out]: A pointer to a SYSTEM_INFO structure that receives the information.

Return Value

This function does not return a value.

Examples

For an example, see Getting Hardware Information.

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server
Header	Winbase.h (include Windows.h)
Library	Kernel32.lib
DLL	Kernel32.dll

See Also

GetNativeSystemInfo
System Information Functions
SYSTEM_INFO

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Build date: 11/19/2009

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dmex

vb.net syntax

<DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError:=True)> _
Public Shared Sub GetSystemInfo(ByRef lpSystemInfo As SYSTEM_INFO)
End Sub

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dmex

C# syntax

[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError=true)]
internal static extern void GetSystemInfo(ref SYSTEM_INFO lpSystemInfo);

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Sven Rutten

VB.NET Compact Framework syntax

<DllImport("coredll.dll", SetLastError:=True)> _
Public Shared Sub GetSystemInfo(ByRef lpSystemInfo As SYSTEM_INFO)
End Sub

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Sven Rutten

C# Compact Framework syntax

[DllImport("coredll.dll", SetLastError=true)]
internal static extern void GetSystemInfo(ref SYSTEM_INFO lpSystemInfo);

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