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Checking for Version of Operating System - Office or Most Programs - Timeline of Windows

 

It is paramount for protection and security to stay current with updates for all software installed. Updates

 

 

On your desktop right click My Computer (Fig. 1) and select Properties

 

Fig. 1

 

In Fig. 2 of the General Tap notice System Brief Information, XP Professional or Home Version and Service Pack.  Also notice Computer information Pentium, processor speed 2.53 GHz and amount of RAM 1.5 GB

 

Fig. 2

 

Internet Explorer or most all programs/software for Microsoft Operating Systems

 

With Office, Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Internet Explorer or most software from the Help drop down menu, select About for that particular program and in Fig. 4 you will see the version, Product ID number and update version.

 

Fig. 3

 

 

Fig. 4

 

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Timeline of Windows Releases, Version/Build, Supported or Not

 

Release date

Product name

Current Version/Build

Notes

November 1985

Windows 1.01

1.01

Unsupported

November 1987

Windows 2.03

2.03

Unsupported

March 1989

Windows 2.11

2.11

Unsupported

May 1990

Windows 3.0

3.0

Unsupported

March 1992

Windows 3.1x

3.1

Unsupported

October 1992

Windows For Workgroups 3.1

3.1

Unsupported

July 1993

Windows NT 3.1

NT 3.1

Unsupported

December 1993

Windows For Workgroups 3.11

3.11

Unsupported

January 1994

Windows 3.2

(released in Simplified Chinese only)

3.2

Unsupported

September 1994

Windows NT 3.5

NT 3.5

Unsupported

May 1995

Windows NT 3.51

NT 3.51

Unsupported

August 1995

Windows 95

4.0.950

Unsupported

July 1996

Windows NT 4.0

NT 4.0.1381

Unsupported

June 1998

Windows 98

4.10.1998

Unsupported

May 1999

Windows 98 SE

4.10.2222

Unsupported

February 2000

Windows 2000

NT 5.0.2195

 

September 2000

Windows Me

4.90.3000

Unsupported

October 2001

Windows XP

NT 5.1.2600

Current for SP2 and SP3

(RTM and SP1 unsupported)

March 2003

Windows XP 64-bit Edition 2003

NT 5.2.3790

Unsupported

April 2003

Windows Server 2003

NT 5.2.3790

Current for SP1, R2, SP2

(RTM unsupported)

April 2005

Windows XP Professional

x64 Edition

NT 5.2.3790

Current

July 2006

Windows Fundamentals

Legacy PCs

NT 5.1.2600

Current

November 2006

(volume licensing)
January 2007

(retail)

Windows Vista

NT 6.0.6001

Current

July 2007

Windows Home Server

NT 5.2.4500

Current

February 2008

Windows Server 2008

NT 6.0.6001

Current

July 22, 2009 Windows 7 NT 6.1.6936  

 

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