Identifying Windows instalation media

[Guest]

How can I identify for sure, what version of 2000 or XP is in DVD drive?
I'd like to extract the version, the build number, and the language of that
windows build. I dont ask for some third party software recomendation, that
does that for me, i ask for some table or list of files that identify that
media, that are on it.
So far I was able only to find a list of those WIN51 files in root of
XP..but I look for language too..can you help?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I have these two CDs...
Volume Label: X1APFPP_EN is XP Pro SP1a Full English
Volume Label: X1AHCCP_EN is XP Home SP1a Upgrade English

Known RTM (SP0) CD Labels (Windows XP) - TACKtech Corp.
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=226

Known SP1 CD Labels (Windows XP) - TACKtech Corp.
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=283

Known SP2 CD Labels (Windows XP) - TACKtech Corp.
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=342

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Kris

As you appear to have copies of the original installation media on a DVD, it
is impossible to tell.. maybe you should get a legitimate copy of XP from a
store.. that way, you would know exactly what you were getting..

 

[Guest]

Many thanks..this is really an incredible list.
If it is not too much...wuld you recommend a method, when the label is
somehow changed? How to extract that information from the files on CD?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

It will be printed right on the Genuine Microsoft Windows XP CD itself.

Read the following:

Is Your Copy of Windows XP Genuine?
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/ww/windows/default.mspx

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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| How can I identify for sure, what version of 2000 or XP is in DVD drive?
| I'd like to extract the version, the build number, and the language of that
| windows build. I dont ask for some third party software recomendation, that
| does that for me, i ask for some table or list of files that identify that
| media, that are on it.
| So far I was able only to find a list of those WIN51 files in root of
| XP..but I look for language too..can you help?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

All I did was pop my two CDs in my DVD drive, copied the Volume Labeles and
did a Google search for the Volume Lables. Took under 10 minutes.

I don't recommend anything.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Kris

Your initial post gave no clue as to your particular situation.. many out
there have copies of XP media that are not 'legit', on media where the name
has been written in 'CD' marker pen.. obviously, it is far easier to work
out what version a person has if they have original installation media..
perhaps if you had explained your situation better, some of us (me for
instance) would not have been seen as 'jumping to conclusions'..