> "Jeff Johnson" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>
> > How can I tell what version of VPC I'm running? The About box doesn't say
> > anything HELPFUL, like, you know, "VirtualPC 2004" or anything that
> > blindingly logical. A Google search didn't turn up anything useful.
>
> Argh. A Google WEB search didn't turn up anything useful, although a
> NEWSGROUP search did. I've determined that I have 2004 SP1, but I still
> didn't find a comprehensive list of versions, which would be nice.

> How can I tell what version of VPC I'm running? The About box doesn't say
> anything HELPFUL, like, you know, "VirtualPC 2004" or anything that
> blindingly logical. A Google search didn't turn up anything useful.

>> > How can I tell what version of VPC I'm running? The About box doesn't
>> > say
>> > anything HELPFUL, like, you know, "VirtualPC 2004" or anything that
>> > blindingly logical. A Google search didn't turn up anything useful.
>>
>> Argh. A Google WEB search didn't turn up anything useful, although a
>> NEWSGROUP search did. I've determined that I have 2004 SP1, but I still
>> didn't find a comprehensive list of versions, which would be nice.
>
> When VPC switched over to Microsoft they stopped using version numbers
> and started using years.
>
> Microsoft: VPC 2004, VPC 2004 SP1, VPC 2007.
>
> IIRC, VPC 2004 is v5.3. I believe you can right-click on the
> executable and and do a properties but I'm not sure if you'll see any
> documentation on the web referring to these versions of VPC by their
> version numbers.

> <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>
>>> > How can I tell what version of VPC I'm running? The About box doesn't
>>> > say
>>> > anything HELPFUL, like, you know, "VirtualPC 2004" or anything that
>>> > blindingly logical. A Google search didn't turn up anything useful.
>>>
>>> Argh. A Google WEB search didn't turn up anything useful, although a
>>> NEWSGROUP search did. I've determined that I have 2004 SP1, but I still
>>> didn't find a comprehensive list of versions, which would be nice.
>>
>> When VPC switched over to Microsoft they stopped using version numbers
>> and started using years.
>>
>> Microsoft: VPC 2004, VPC 2004 SP1, VPC 2007.
>>
>> IIRC, VPC 2004 is v5.3. I believe you can right-click on the
>> executable and and do a properties but I'm not sure if you'll see any
>> documentation on the web referring to these versions of VPC by their
>> version numbers.
>
> But my point is that the About box does NOT say 2004 or 2007 or anything
> like that; it ONLY provides a version number, and I can't find any
> cross-reference to tell me what's what. I guess it's kind of moot, because
> I just installed VPC 2007 after determining that I had 2004 and I just
> glanced at a session: on the title bar it states "<Session name> -
> Microsoft Virtual PC 2007". Maybe it had the program name there in 2004; I
> didn't look.
>
> I still maintain that this should be in the About box as well.
>

> <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>
>>> > How can I tell what version of VPC I'm running? The About box doesn't
>>> > say
>>> > anything HELPFUL, like, you know, "VirtualPC 2004" or anything that
>>> > blindingly logical. A Google search didn't turn up anything useful.
>>>
>>> Argh. A Google WEB search didn't turn up anything useful, although a
>>> NEWSGROUP search did. I've determined that I have 2004 SP1, but I still
>>> didn't find a comprehensive list of versions, which would be nice.
>>
>> When VPC switched over to Microsoft they stopped using version numbers
>> and started using years.
>>
>> Microsoft: VPC 2004, VPC 2004 SP1, VPC 2007.
>>
>> IIRC, VPC 2004 is v5.3. I believe you can right-click on the
>> executable and and do a properties but I'm not sure if you'll see any
>> documentation on the web referring to these versions of VPC by their
>> version numbers.
>
> But my point is that the About box does NOT say 2004 or 2007 or anything
> like that; it ONLY provides a version number, and I can't find any
> cross-reference to tell me what's what. I guess it's kind of moot, because
> I just installed VPC 2007 after determining that I had 2004 and I just
> glanced at a session: on the title bar it states "<Session name> -
> Microsoft Virtual PC 2007". Maybe it had the program name there in 2004; I
> didn't look.
>
> I still maintain that this should be in the About box as well.
>

> The fact that the help/about box say Microsoft 2007 doesn't give you a
> clue?

> "Richard Urban" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>
>> The fact that the help/about box say Microsoft 2007 doesn't give you a
>> clue?
>
> Well mine certainly doesn't "Microsoft 2007", nor does it say "Microsoft
> Virtual PC 2007"...
>
> It says:
>
> Microsoft ® Virtual PC 6.0.156.0
> Copyright © 2007 Microsoft Corporation
>
> Whether that gives anyone "a clue" or not as to which version is it is
> neither here nor there...
>

> The point is, if it is copyright 2007, it certainly isn't VirtualPC 2004!

>How can I tell what version of VPC I'm running? The About box doesn't say
>anything HELPFUL, like, you know, "VirtualPC 2004" or anything that
>blindingly logical. A Google search didn't turn up anything useful.
>