Hi Dorothy, On 3/16/06, Dorothy Nappier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > Im having the same problem, but I have noooo clue what operating system or > even how to find out, can you help a stone rookie? Thanks Dorothy >
The easiest way to check your operating system is to reboot your computer and watch what screen comes up. I'm guessing from your MSN email address - you are using some form of Windows. Just to clarify, an operating system is what tells your computer how to work - how to operate. There are many different ones - but 3 main groups that are used for desktop computers. The most popular is Windows. The next is Macintosh (Mac / Apple). The other group is Linux/Unix. (Technically, the newer versions of Mac are based on Unix - but in practice, Mac is its own group.) Within those groups - there are many different editions, distros, releases, etc. Like for Windows, there's the different main releases - Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows XP. And then there's the sub-releases - Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows XP Home Service Pack 2, Windows 2003 Server Enterprize Edition Service Pack 1.... It can get pretty complicated. What someone usually wants when they ask for your operating system is which of the 3 main groups, Windows, Mac, or Linux - And maybe which main release withing that group (Windows XP, Mac OS X Tiger, Red Hat Linux). I'm going to "go out on a limb" here and say you are probably using Windows XP. I say that because, again, you are using an MSN email address - and you say you are a new user - so that means the computer is probably new - and all new Windows computers have Windows XP (it's the latest main release.) But if you reboot your computer, you can know for sure. Don't worry about all the little things that pop up - at some point, the whole screen should have nothing but the name of your operating system. If you are using Windows XP - you can just right-click on "My Computer" and then click "Properities" and it should tell you there. The "My Computer" icon should be either on your desktop in the top left corner - or in the start menu. I hope that helps! -- - Chad Smith http://www.gimpshop.net/ http://www.whatisopenoffice.org/ Because everyone loves free software! http://www.chadwsmith.com/ Because, admit it, you've got nothing better to do right now...
