Windows Vista / Getting Started

Don't Know What Version of Windows I Have

Windows has been sold in more than a dozen flavors since its debut in November 1985. How can you tell what version is really installed on your computer?

Open the Start menu, right-click Computer, and choose Properties. Look in the Windows Edition section at the top to see which version of Windows Vista you own: Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate.

In earlier versions of Windows, look beneath the word System to see the Windows version.

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In this tutorial:

  1. Some Things You Don't Like in Windows Vista
  2. Can't Stand Those Nagging Permission Screens
  3. Can't Copy Ripped CDs and Purchased Music to My iPod
  4. The Menus All Disappeared
  5. Parental Controls Are Too Complicated
  6. The "Glass" Effects Slow Down My Laptop
  7. Can't Figure Out How to Turn Off My PC
  8. Windows Makes Me Log On All the Time
  9. The Taskbar Keeps Disappearing
  10. Can't Keep Track of Open Windows
  11. Can't Line Up Two Windows on the Screen
  12. It Won't Let Me Do Something Unless I am an Administrator!
  13. Don't Know What Version of Windows I Have
  14. My Print Screen Key Does not Work