diff -r 3d4043f4ae54 openide.util/apichanges.xml
--- a/openide.util/apichanges.xml	Fri Aug 01 08:33:39 2008 +0200
+++ b/openide.util/apichanges.xml	Fri Aug 01 20:20:30 2008 +0200
@@ -49,6 +49,22 @@
     <apidef name="actions">Actions API</apidef>
 </apidefs>
 <changes>
+    <change id="Utilities.OS_WINVISTA">
+        <api name="util"/>
+        <summary>Added <code>OS_WINVISTA</code> field</summary>
+        <version major="7" minor="17"/>
+        <date day="8" month="8" year="2008"/>
+        <author login="jskrivanek"/>
+        <compatibility addition="yes"/>
+        <description>
+            <p>
+                Added a new <code>Utilities.OS_WINVISTA</code> field to be able
+                to recognize Windows Vista operating system.
+            </p>
+        </description>
+        <class package="org.openide.util" name="Utilities"/>
+        <issue number="142629"/>
+    </change>
     <change id="XMLUtil.validate">
         <api name="xml"/>
         <summary>Added <code>XMLUtil.validate</code></summary>
diff -r 3d4043f4ae54 openide.util/src/org/openide/util/Utilities.java
--- a/openide.util/src/org/openide/util/Utilities.java	Fri Aug 01 08:33:39 2008 +0200
+++ b/openide.util/src/org/openide/util/Utilities.java	Fri Aug 01 20:20:30 2008 +0200
@@ -174,9 +174,14 @@
      * @since 4.50
      */
     public static final int OS_FREEBSD = OS_OTHER << 1;
+    
+    /** Operating system is Windows Vista
+     * @since 7.17
+     */
+    public static final int OS_WINVISTA = OS_FREEBSD << 1;
 
     /** A mask for Windows platforms. */
-    public static final int OS_WINDOWS_MASK = OS_WINNT | OS_WIN95 | OS_WIN98 | OS_WIN2000 | OS_WIN_OTHER;
+    public static final int OS_WINDOWS_MASK = OS_WINNT | OS_WIN95 | OS_WIN98 | OS_WIN2000 | OS_WINVISTA | OS_WIN_OTHER;
 
     /** A mask for Unix platforms. */
     public static final int OS_UNIX_MASK = OS_SOLARIS | OS_LINUX | OS_HP | OS_AIX | OS_IRIX | OS_SUNOS | OS_TRU64 |
@@ -302,6 +307,8 @@
                 operatingSystem = OS_WIN98;
             } else if ("Windows 2000".equals(osName)) { // NOI18N
                 operatingSystem = OS_WIN2000;
+            } else if ("Windows Vista".equals(osName)) { // NOI18N
+                operatingSystem = OS_WINVISTA;
             } else if (osName.startsWith("Windows ")) { // NOI18N
                 operatingSystem = OS_WIN_OTHER;
             } else if ("Solaris".equals(osName)) { // NOI18N