List of Microsoft Windows Versions - Past Versions

Past Versions

• Windows Server 2003 for servers
  • Small Business Server for first server installations (up to 2 processors)
  • Web Edition for basic Web serving (up to 2 processors)
  • Standard Edition for smaller server applications that don't require clustering (up to 4 processors)
  • Enterprise Edition for larger server applications, and clustering (up to 8 processors)
  • Datacenter Edition for mainframe like servers (up to 128 processors)
  • Storage Server for Network Attached Storage Devices (5.2.3790)
• Windows Mobile 6 for smartphones and PDA
  • Windows Mobile 6 Standard for smartphones
  • Windows Mobile 6 Classic for PDA without GSM
  • Windows Mobile 6 for PDA with GSM
• Windows XP for desktops and laptops (notebooks)
  • Windows XP Starter Edition, for new computer users in developing countries
  • Windows XP Home Edition, for home desktops and laptops
  • Windows XP Home Edition N, as above, but without a default installation of Windows Media Player, as mandated by an EU ruling
  • Windows XP Professional, for business and power users (Version number: NT 5.1.2600)
  • Windows XP Professional N, as above, but without a default installation of Windows Media Player, as mandated by an EU ruling
  • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, for PCs with x86-64 processors (based on Windows Server 2003)
  • Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, for notebooks with a touch screen or a pen-sensitive screen
  • Windows XP Media Center Edition for desktops and notebooks with an emphasis on audio, video, and PVR capability. There are four versions:
    • Windows XP Media Center Edition
    • Windows XP Media Center Edition 2003
    • Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
    • Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
  • 2001 October 25 - Windows XP 64-bit Edition - A version of Windows XP roughly analogous to Windows XP Professional for Intel's IA-64 (Itanium) line of CPUs. It was discontinued in early 2005 after manufacturers stopped shipping Itanium systems marketed as 'workstations'.
  • Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, for tablet PCs
• 2000 February 17 - Windows 2000 (Version number: NT 5.0.2195)
  • Windows 2000 Professional
  • Windows 2000 Server
  • Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
• 2000 June 19 - Windows Me (Version number: 4.90.3000 (Security Version 4.90.3000A))
• Windows 98
  • 1999 May 5 - Windows 98 Second Edition (Version number: 4.10.2222 or 4.10.2222A (Security Version 4.10.2222C))
  • 1998 June 25 - Windows 98 (Version number: 4.10.1998 (Security Version 4.10.1998A))
• 1996 July 29 - Windows NT 4.0 - the last version which ran on RISC architectures like DEC Alpha, MIPS and PowerPC. Later versions concentrated on x86-based hardware and - mainly as server OSs - the IA-64 line of CPUs. (Version number: NT 4.0.1381)
• Windows 95
  • 1997 November 26 - Windows 95 OSR2.5 (Version number: 4.03.1216 (also listed as 4.00.950C))
  • 1997 August 27 - Windows 95 OSR 2.1 (Version number: 4.03.1214 (also listed as 4.00.950B))
  • 1997 August 27 - Windows 95 USB Supplement to OSR2 (Version number: 4.03.1212 (also listed as 4.00.950B))
  • 1996 August 24 - Windows 95 OSR2 (Version number: 4.00.1111 (also listed as 4.00.950B))
  • 1996 February 14 - Windows 95 OSR1 (Version number: 4.00.951 (also listed as 4.00.950A)
  • 1995 December 31 - Windows 95 SP1 (Version number: 4.00.951 (also listed as 4.00.950A)
  • 1995 August 24 - Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 (Version number: 4.40.310)
  • 1995 August 24 - Windows 95 (Version number: 4.00.950)
• 1995 June - Windows NT 3.51 (Version number: NT 3.51.1057)
• 1994 September - Windows NT 3.5 (Version number: NT 3.50.807)
• 1993 October - Windows 3.2 This Version of Windows was only released in simplified Chinese.
• 1993 August 11 - Windows for Workgroups 3.11
• 1993 August - Windows NT 3.1 (Version number: NT 3.10.528)
• 1992 October - Windows for Workgroups 3.1
• 1992 August - Windows 3.1 (Version number: 3.10.040)
• 1990 May 22 - Windows 3.0 (Version number: 3.00.73)
• 1989 March 13 - Windows 2.11
• 1988 May 27 - Windows 2.10
• 1987 December 9 - Windows 2.03
• 1987 April - Windows 1.04
• 1986 August - Windows 1.03
• 1986 May - Windows 1.02
• 1985 November 20 - Windows 1.01
• CE-based
  • 2008 Windows Mobile 6.1, based on Windows CE 5.2.19202
  • 2006 Windows CE 6.0
  • 2005 Windows CE 5.0, with version for smart phones and PDAs sold as Windows Mobile 5.0
  • 2004 Windows CE 4.2, with version for smart phones and PDAs sold as Windows Mobile 2003 SE
  • 2003 Windows CE 4.1, with version for smart phones and PDAs sold as Pocket PC 2003
  • 2002 Windows CE 4.0, with version for smart phones and PDAs sold as Pocket PC 2002
  • 2000 July - Windows CE 3.0, with version for smart phones and PDAs sold as Pocket PC 2000
  • 1999 August - Windows CE 2.12
  • 1998 October - Windows CE 2.11
  • 1998 July - Windows CE 2.1
  • 1997 November - Windows CE 2.0
  • 1996 November - Windows CE 1.0