WinXP SP2 Users - What version of 'explorer.exe' do you have?

[Diplo]

Could I ask all Windows XP (32 bit) SP2 users with all hotfixes applied what version of 'explorer.exe' they have. You will find it in the root of your Windows directory (make sure you choose explorer.exe and not plain explorer). Right-click and choose properties and then note down what version it states on the Version tab and also the file-size and date of modification. For instance, I have:

Version: 6.0.2900.2649
Size: 1,032,192 bytes
Modified: 15 October 2005, 08:07:16

I'm asking as my friend has a different version (6.0.2900.2180) and yet we have exact same OS and same service packs and hotfixes applied. I'm wondering what is the most common version? Thanks in advance.

 

[Jawed]

6.0.2900.2180
1,032,192 bytes
04 August 2004, 08:56:49

 

[davepermen]

6.0.2900.2180
1,032,192 bytes
04 August 2004, 08:56:49

here, too

 

[Bludd]

6.00.2900.2180
4. august 2004, 00:56:50
1 032 192 bytes

 

[Bobbler]

6.0.2900.2180
1,032,192 bytes
04 August 2004, 08:56:49

At work, this is what I got.

 

[Sinistar]

6.0.2900.2180
1,032,192 bytes
04 August 2004, 08:00:00

 

[Diplo]

Ummm, this is worrying. Everyone I've talked to has 6.0.2900.2180. So why have I 6.0.2900.2649 ? I don't like the obvious answer....

 

[digitalwanderer]

6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)

File listed as last modified on Wednesday, August 04, 2004, 12:56:50 AM.

What date is the last modified on your Exp vers? Also, what is the creation date on the file?

 

[Bludd]

md5sum
a0732187050030ae399b241436565e64 explorer.exe

 

[Sinistar]

If you downloaded this patch, 884883, it updated your explorer.exe.


Contains:
comctl32.dll (5.82.2900.2649 - 07.04.2005)
comctl32.dll (6.0.2900.2649 - 07.04.2005)
explorer.exe (6.0.2900.2649 - 07.04.2005)

 

[Diplo]

Mine has a MD5 hash of:

45757077a47c68a603a79b03a1a836ab

Created Date: 15 October 2005, 08:07:16

Did find a reference to my version, though, in this M$KB article:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=884883

Weird. Don't ever recall installing that patch?!?

 

[digitalwanderer]

PLEASE don't tell me you have "auto-update" on!

 

[Bludd]

PLEASE don't tell me you have "auto-update" on!

AFAIK, that update has never been pushed through automatic updates.

 

[Sinistar]

PLEASE don't tell me you have "auto-update" on!

He wouldn't have got that with auto update. He would have had to install it manualy

 

[loekf]

He wouldn't have got that with auto update. He would have had to install it manualy

6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)

 

[loekf]

AFAIK, that update has never been pushed through automatic updates.

By the way, now we are discussing automatic updates...

Can someone explain to me why Mr. Microsoft still didn't put the update with WPA2 on auto update ?

It took me half a day to figure out why my Airport Express didn't want to work with Windows.

It looks like there are zillions hot fixes and patches out there on the Microsoft website most people don't even know about.

 

[Blazkowicz]

6.00.3790.0
(windows 2003 SP0 without any update except WMF patch )

 

[hoom]

Version: 6.0.2900.2180
Last modified: 5 August 2004 12:00am (discrepancy due to timezone?)
Size: 1,032,192 bytes

 

[Farid]

Version: 6.0.2900.2180

 

[sham63]

This is what I have.

6.0.2900.2180

1,048,576 bytes

Wednesday, August 04, 2004, 12:56:50 AM