VER

Displays the operating system version number.

VER /?

VER [/R]

none.

/? (NTXP)

Displays help.

/R (v2.0 Win95)

UNDOCUMENTED Lists revision letter. And beginning with v5.0 and Win95 shows if COMMAND.COM is in the High Memory Area (HMA).

none.

• Windows' bundled DOS
• Windows' version numbers

When you enter the VER command, the operating system may display one of the messages:

    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 (4.10.2222)       4/23/99
    Windows Millennium         4.11.3000 (4.90.3000)        6/19/00
    Windows NT 3.1             3.10.497                     9/11/93
    Windows NT 3.5             3.50.807                     9/4/94
    Windows NT 3.51            3.51.1057                    5/26/95
    Windows NT 4.0             4.00.1381                    8/8/96
    Windows 2000               5.00.2195                    12/7/99
    Windows XP                 5.1.2600                     8/30/01
    Windows 2003               5.2.3763

Note: If you uninstall something (for example the USB support), then you may see that your version number could be reduced.

No version of the DOS operating system after v6.22 has been released as a 'standalone version' which is why they report the Windows Version.

Main difference between v7.00 and v7.10 is Large Disk Support.

• Windows 95 and 95A runs on v7.00
• Windows 95B or C (aka OSR 2) runs on v7.10
• Windows 98 and 98SE runs on v7.10
• Windows ME runs on v8.00
• Windows XP (aka Whistler) runs on ?
• Windows 2000 (aka NT5) does not run on DOS.

When you enter the VER command, the operating system displays the message:

    MS-DOS Version 6.22

or

    Windows 98 [Version 4.10.1998]

none.

Internal

DOS

v2.0 v2.01 v2.05 v2.10 v2.11 v2.11R v2.12 v2.2 v2.25 v3.0 v3.20 v3.05 v3.1 v3.21 v3.25 v3.30 v3.3A v3.3R v3.3T v3.31 v3.40 v4.0 v4.01 v4.01A v5.0 v5.0A v5.00.02 v5.001A v5.01 v5.02 v6.0 v6.10 v6.2 v6.21 v6.22 v6.23 v7.00 v7.0R1 v7.10 v8.00

Windows

Win95 Win98 WinME

Windows NT

NT3.1 NT3.5 NT3.51 NT4 NT2000 NTXP NT2003