Windows XP in a Nutshell

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Name

ver

Synopsis

Display Windows version information.

Syntax

ver

Description

ver shows the version of Windows you’re using. You can also find the Windows version at Control Panel → System → General tab, but it won’t show you the revision number.

ver takes no options.

/r: This undocumented option also displays the revision number, and whether DOS is located in the high memory area (HMA; the same as DOS=HIGH).

Notes

Windows XP is known internally as Windows NT 5.1.xxxx, where xxxx is the build/revision number.

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