Often Techies feel to have the Built number of OS they r using.Like I felt .Few OS versions have this info at the Desktop screen like Windows 7 Beta,RC had but few dont have .To find out these details and much more info like product edition, build number and revision number for Windows Vista,Windows Server 2008,Windows 7 that is installed, follow these steps:
- Open Registry Editor by typing Regedit in Start Search, then hit Enter.
- Go to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
- In the right side pane, you will see lots of registry subkeys and its value date. These keys will give you the required information about your OS…..
- ProductName : of Windows
- EditionID : edition aka flavour of the OS.
- BuildLabEx: Contains build and revision number
- Current Build : contains build number
- Registered Owner
- Registered Organization
Windows Vista & 7 would require Admin priv. to open Registry Editor