Version???

[MarkL]

How do i find the version info for winXP? Why is there no 'help/ about' menu?

Thanks

 

[Mick Murphy]

Start>Right-click My computer>Left-click Properties>All info about version
there under General.

 

[DL]

Programs>Accesseries>System Tools>System Information
is one way

 

[jimbo571]

How do i find the version info for winXP? Why is there no 'help/ about' menu?

Thanks

Start menu , rightclick computer , properties .

 

[Peter Foldes]

Start\Run\winver

 

[Bruce Chambers]

How do i find the version info for winXP?

1) Read the label of the installation CD.

2) Right-click My Computer > Properties, General Tab.

3) Click Start > Run, type in "Winver" and press <Enter>.

4) Click Start > Run, type in "DxDiag" and press <Enter>.

Why is there no 'help/ about' menu?

Perhaps because it wasn't deemed necessary, given the numerous ways
already available to obtain the same information.




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[MarkL]

Thanks for your advice !!!
But 'help- about' has ben the industry standard for years. If that standard
was followed all of the other methods would not be needed. Also is the CD
label still acccruate after all of the updates?

 

[MarkL]

Thanks for all the Fish - D Adams

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Thanks for your advice !!!
But 'help- about' has ben the industry standard for years. If that standard
was followed all of the other methods would not be needed.

It's been a common standard for *applications*, but I've yet to come
across a collection of *operating systems* where it's been a standard.
Have you?

Also is the CD
label still acccruate after all of the updates?

Certainly, unless you also want the build number, which can change with
service packs. Your original post also made no reference to updates,
but only the version of the OS. Which question was it that you wanted
answered: the OS version or the updates installed?


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The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
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[MarkeL]

Bruce, Thanks for the info.

I am a casual user for a long time. I don't Think much about the
distinction between applications or os's. I just know that the help/about
method is a easy way to find info about a program. It would be easy to put
this info on the xp help page.

What I really wanted to know is my system a 32 bit or 64 bit system. But
that info is not available on the version page. I guess that it is irrevelant
for a casual user like me.

Thanks again

 

[Mike Hall - MVP]

Bruce, Thanks for the info.

I am a casual user for a long time. I don't Think much about the
distinction between applications or os's. I just know that the help/about
method is a easy way to find info about a program. It would be easy to put
this info on the xp help page.

What I really wanted to know is my system a 32 bit or 64 bit system. But
that info is not available on the version page. I guess that it is
irrevelant
for a casual user like me.

Thanks again

Your system is most likely 64bit unless it is quite old.. your OS will be
32bit unless you knowingly ordered it with a 64bit version of the OS..


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[Bruce Chambers]

Bruce, Thanks for the info.

I am a casual user for a long time. I don't Think much about the
distinction between applications or os's. I just know that the help/about
method is a easy way to find info about a program. It would be easy to put
this info on the xp help page.

What I really wanted to know is my system a 32 bit or 64 bit system. But
that info is not available on the version page. I guess that it is irrevelant
for a casual user like me.

If you have to ask, you're almost certainly running the 32-bit
version of WinXP. I'm not trying to be facetious; I'm sure you'd have
noticed paying several thousand dollars more for the Itanium or Itanium
II CPU required to run the original 64-bit version of WinXP Pro, or
whether or not you purchased a computer with an AMD Athlon64 or Intel
EM64T CPU.

There are, of course, no 64-bit versions of WinXP Home, WinXP
TabletPC, or WinXP MCE. Also, because WinXPx64 is available only as an
OEM license, it doesn't come in a box.

Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Overview
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/overview.asp

To verify for yourself, Click Start > Run, type in "Winver" and
press <Enter>. If the resulting dialog box does not _explicitly_ state
that you have "Windows XP 64-Bit Edition" or "Windows XP Professional
x64 Edition," then you have a 32-bit OS.


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Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot