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Click the Windows Start menu (usually
located in the lower left hand corner of the screen).
NOTE: On Windows
Vista, the Start menu is not labeled with the word "Start".
Instead, it displays only the Windows logo.
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Select the Run command from the Start
menu, type msinfo32 into the Run dialog box
and then click OK.
NOTE: On Windows Vista there is no
Run command. Instead, you should type msinfo32 into the box
containing the phrase "Start Search".
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A System Information window appears.
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Examine the value of the OS Name item.
If OS Name includes "Windows XP", "Windows Server 2003" or "Windows Vista" you have Windows XP or
newer.
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For Windows XP, examine the value of the
Version item. You have Service Pack 2 only if Version
contains the phrase "Service Pack 2".
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Otherwise you have an older version of Windows.
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For Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista, examine the value of
the item System Type. You have an x64 edition of Windows if
System Type is "x64-based PC".
