Why does LabVIEW think I'm running Windows NT v5.1? I'm on XP Pro!!!

[DecaGregg]

I read from an application property. They show Windows NT v5.1

[EdDickens]

XP is really just a label Microsoft put on the newest release of Windows NT. Instead of just changing the version number, this makes it appear as an entirely new operating system instead of just a new version of the same old thing. That's marketing for you.

XP Pro should show as Windows NT 5.1 as you have seen.

Ed

[EdDickens]

And in case you are wondering, Windows 2000 shows up as Windows NT 5.0

[Bob_Y.]

And I believe both XP Pro and XP Home show up as 5.1. This is because under the hood they are the same OS, they just have different applications with them.