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Back		 What is the version of Windows ?

There are several versions of Windows95, and the older versions can require some updates
(like the Dialup-Networking upgrade 1.3 ).

To identify your Windows version, have first a look in the Control-Panel : System applet:

example: Windows95:

example: Windows98SE:


you can identify the Windows version (original list from the Microsoft Knowldge base Q181661 ) :

Release                    Version                      File dates
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Windows 95 retail, OEM     4.00.950                     7/11/95
Windows 95 retail SP1      4.00.950A                    7/11/95-12/31/95
OEM Service Release 2      4.00.1111* (4.00.950B)       8/24/96
OEM Service Release 2.1    4.03.1212-1214* (4.00.950B)  8/24/96-8/27/97  
OEM Service Release 2.5    4.03.1214* (4.00.950C)       8/24/96-11/18/97
Windows 98 retail, OEM     4.10.1998                    5/11/98
Windows 98 Second Edition  4.10.2222A                   4/23/99
Windows Me                 4.90.3000

For more detailed information, please view the original Q181661 at Microsoft.