Vista Version Number

[aaltenburg]

How do you determine which version number of Vista you are running?

Thanks,

Art

 

[DKqwerty]

Open Windows Explorer > (press "alt" if the menu bar is hidden) > select help > About Windows

This will list your version number and build. Hopefully this is the information you are looking for.

 

[PMcGarr]

...or click Start, type "winver" and press enter.

 

[Dzomlija]

...or click Start, type "winver" and press enter.

Actually, from the command-line, the correct command to display the version is simply VER <enter>

 

[DKqwerty]

Actually, from the command-line, the correct command to display the version is simply VER <enter>

Damn, I was trying to remember that. My DOS commands are rusty.

 

[Dzomlija]

Actually, from the command-line, the correct command to display the version is simply VER <enter>

Damn, I was trying to remember that. My DOS commands are rusty.

Tell me about it. The only time I every really go into the command line is when I need to copy a directory listing to notepad (mostly when I'm Excel to generate a batch file to rename 1000's of files at once)

 

[PMcGarr]

...or click Start, type "winver" and press enter.

Actually, from the command-line, the correct command to display the version is simply VER <enter>

If I type "ver", I get nothing. I'm not talking about the command line, but Vistas built in search. Try it. If you click (or press) Start, type winver, and press enter, it works. Type "ver" and you get nothing.

Your example assumes you are at the command prompt. From there, "ver" works, but you get less information.

Please, if you're going to correct me, please make sure I am wrong first.

 

[.Joe]

Actually, from the command-line, the correct command to display the version is simply VER <enter>

If I type "ver", I get nothing. I'm not talking about the command line, but Vistas built in search. Try it. If you click (or press) Start, type winver, and press enter, it works. Type "ver" and you get nothing.

Your example assumes you are at the command prompt. From there, "ver" works, but you get less information.

Please, if you're going to correct me, please make sure I am wrong first.

Actually, both methods work and get you the same information. I didn't think that he was correcting anyone, just offering another alternative. To get real fancy, one could also use dxdiag and along with a host of other info, get the same version # as using ver in the command prompt or winver from the start menu.