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Windows XP Tips & Tricks

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== Determine Windows version on a system that wont boot ==If you are working on a computer with Microsoft Windows, and it won't boot, but you can access the harddrive data by booting to another operating system, and you need to determine the exact version of Windows by examining the drive contents, there are a few things to look for to help you pin it down.Look in the ../Windows/System32 folder for a file called "ntoskrnl.exe". If this file exists, it is at least an NT based system. Now do a properties and examine the details for a product version.*4.x: NT 4.x*5.0: Windows 2000*5.1: Windows XP*5.2: Windows 2003 Server or Windows XP-64-bit*6.0: Windows Vista*6.1: Windows 7*6.2; Windows 8*6.3: Windows 8.1This does not tell you which license type (Pro, Home, etc).  To determine that For that look for "%windir%\system32\prodspec.ini"* c:\windows\system32\prodspec.iniYou can try looking for license.rtf which is not present all to often* c:\Windows\System32\license.rtf
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