How
to identify your operating system
First let’s define what an OS (operating
system) is; the OS is the main program that makes
all the computers hardware work together. There
are 3 basic OS in use today.
1. MS Windows
2. Linux
3. Mac OS
If your computer has a Linux or Mac OS you will
probably already know this information. If you
have a Windows computer there are many different
versions of MS Windows. Knowing which version
you have along with which service packs are installed
will greatly help you when you have a computer
problem.
Here are steps to find out which version you have.
1. Start you computer and boot to the desktop
2. Click on start and go to the control panel,
some of you may have to click on the setting
then control panel.
3. Find the Icon called system and double click.
You should now see the systems folder and all
the information will be in this section. Vista
may be slightly different than the picture below,
but all information will be there.
Notice the version and service pack number in
red.
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