How can you tell if SP1 is installed on W2K3?

[TudorP]

Does anyone know how to DEFINITIVELY tell if SP1 is installed on a machine?
The admin says it is not installed, but I am inclined not to believe him.

I checked the MS site, but they don’t mention if the build number changes (or what it should change to) after SP1 was installed.
The Event System does NOT mention SP1 being installed, which may support the admin' s claim.
The registry does contain entries like this:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Updates\Windows Server 2003\SP1\KB819696
which would support my argument.

Can anyone think of any logs / registry settings / commands / that would display this info?
I am thinking maybe he rolled SP1 back and does not want to own up to it...

thank you
TP

 

[schtek]

add remove progs it should show in there, right click my comp properties general page it will show there,all progs accessories system tools system info, & thers a dos cmd but i cant remember that at this mo!!

hope it helps

"Ask not what your computer network can do for you - ask what you can do to the computer network to give you a quiet moment ."

 

[schtek]

ps ...msconfig from run

"Ask not what your computer network can do for you - ask what you can do to the computer network to give you a quiet moment ."

 

[schtek]

ps : msconfig fron run command

"Ask not what your computer network can do for you - ask what you can do to the computer network to give you a quiet moment ."

 

[markdmac]

You can also just right click My Computer and choose properties.

But here is my favorite thing: Run this script. Log off and back on and you will have an overlay of the buold and SP level above the system tray.

'Configure the PC to show the Windows Version and Service Pack
'as an overlay to the desktop above the System Tray
'=====================================
HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001
strComputer = "."
Set objReg = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
strKeyPath = "Control Panel\Desktop"
objReg.CreateKey HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strKeyPath
ValueName = "PaintDesktopVersion"
dwValue = 1
objReg.SetDWORDValue HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strKeyPath, ValueName, dwValue

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

 

[jamescoyle]

type winver from command prompt or run. it will tell you os verison and sp verison