DOCUMENT:Q275259 23-OCT-2000 [sms] TITLE :SMS: Identifying Version of DCOM on a Windows 95/98/Me Computer PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server PROD/VER::2.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbsms200 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= This article provides information on how to identify the version of Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) that is installed on Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, and Microsoft Windows Millennium (Me) computers. MORE INFORMATION ================ You can determine which version of Dcom95 or Dcom98 is installed on a Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me computer by checking the registry. If DCOM is installed on the system, the default value of the registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{bdc67890-4fc0-11d0-a805-00aa006d2ea4}\InstalledVersion will contain the version of DCOM installed on the system. The version number in the registry is stored in the format "a,b,c,d" and these correspond to: - - a - major operating system version - - b - minor operating system version - - c - minor file version - - d - major file version To determine the version of Dcom95 or Dcom98 based on these values, use the following table: +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Installed Version | DCOM Version | Notes | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4,71,0,3328 | Build 3328.1 | Released on the Internet as DCOM95 1.3 and DCOM98 1.3 | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4,71,0,2900 | Build 2900.7 | Released with Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, and Microsoft Office 2000 | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4,71,0,2618 | DCOM95 1.2 | Web release | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4,71,0,2612 | DCOM98 | Released with Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4,71,0,1719 | Build 1719 | Released with Windows 98 | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4,71,0,1718 | DCOM95 1.1 | Released on the Internet in October 1997; Released with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4,71,0,1120 | Build 1120 | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4,71,0,426 | DCOM95 1.0 | Released on the Internet in January 1997 | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4,90,1,3328 | | Released with Windows Me | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Additional query words: prodsms ====================================================================== Keywords : kbsms200 Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 Version : :2.0 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.