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Determine Which Version of SharePoint is Installed

  • Artigo

I've come across this several times, where someone asks me a SharePoint question.  Not that I want to answer a question with a question, but the first thing I ask is what version of SharePoint they are running.

Is it WSS 3.0 or is it MOSS 2007?  Is it Standard or Enterprise?  Is it 32-bit or 64-bit?   And typically the answer I get back is: "I dunno".  So, here's a post on how to determine what you have under the hood - hope someone finds it useful.

Do I have WSS or MOSS?

To determine whether you have WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007, look to see what Services are running in Central Administration.  You'll notice some services missing if you are running WSS, specifically Office SharePoint Sever Search.

  • Central Administration > Operations > Services on Server

    • WSS:

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    • MOSS:

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Do I have 32-bit or 64-bit SharePoint?

When you have a 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2003, programs that are 32-bit are installed into a separate directory.  So, you can take a look at the file directory to see where your SharePoint installation has been installed:

  • 32-bit applications are in: \Program Files(x86)
  • 64-bit applications are in: \Program Files

 

What version of SharePoint is installed?  What Service-Pack is installed?

There are a couple of ways to determine what version of SharePoint you have installed.  By looking at the version numbers of the DLL's in the GAC (Global Assembly Cache), or in Central Administration.  For a great compilation of the different version #'s of SharePoint, take a look at Penny Coventry's post at Mindsharp: https://www.mindsharpblogs.com/penny/articles/481.aspx

  1. In Central Admin, look at the Servers in Farm as it will tell you what version you have running.

    1. Central Administration > Operations > Servers in Farm 

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  2. In the GAC, right-click on the DLL's for SharePoint and examine the Version tab of the Properties of the DLL

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What version of MOSS is installed?  Standard or Enterprise License?

To determine whether you are running Standard or Enterprise, you can look in Central Administration where you would convert the current license.

  1. Central Administration > Operations > Convert License Type  

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- Dan

Comments

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    How does it not help?  Just look inside the directories to see where it's installed.   •32-bit applications are in: Program Files(x86) •64-bit applications are in: Program Files

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    I am an End User and don't have access to server on which Sharepoint is Installed. How can I find the version?

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    Great tip... Thanks.

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    I am an End User and don't have access to server on which Sharepoint is Installed. How can I find the version?

  • Anonymous
    April 12, 2011
    Very helpful. Thanks.

  • Anonymous
    July 15, 2011
    once you have the version number, you can easily look it up here : technet.microsoft.com/.../bb735839.aspx. Simply click in the cumulative update section on a KB link and you'll be provided with the version of that build. For example, the June CU for MOSS 2007 is KB 2544398, which provides the following info : "Note This is build 12.0.6562.5000 of the cumulative update package. "

  • Anonymous
    July 12, 2012
    Not sure how this post would help with 32bit / 64bit determination.. Not good

  • Anonymous
    August 22, 2012
    I think one of our SP2007 servers was installed as a standalone and then there was an attemt to move the databases.  Is there some way I can tell if SP was originally installed as a standalone vs. installed as a farm? Thank, Bg

  • Anonymous
    September 18, 2012
    sharepoint geek has a point - when I look at where SharePoint 3.0 Central Adminitration is installed - it's in the following directory - C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersStart MenuProgramsMicrosoft Office Server How can i determine whether it's 32 or 64 bit?

  • Anonymous
    September 28, 2012
    Just leave your bitcoin address and i will send you a thank-you bitcoin :)

  • Anonymous
    October 09, 2012
    how do we find out about the Service Pack?

  • Anonymous
    September 24, 2013
    Nice article. BTW, you noted this link... www.mindsharpblogs.com/.../481.aspx ...but it does not work as of now. Thanks for the good information otherwise.

  • Anonymous
    October 10, 2013
    does anyone at microsoft know how to create a tool that makes a web service call to look up the service pack info and present it to a user without having to click around 5 places and load multiple websites?

  • Anonymous
    October 21, 2013
    I agree with  sharepoint geek - You say we should "Check program files & program files (x86)," but FOR WHAT? moss.exe? SP-something.exe? NOT helpful! Sorry we are not all "uber-geeks" and, I'm sure you feel that we should "KNOW" (inherently) what to look for, but seriously, if you tell us to "check this folder," please go the extra "inch" and say, "Check for these exe's and these DLL's," rather than assuming we all just "know" that information. And, it's not a "dig" against you, just that some of us are "not as well-seasoned" as others. ;-) Maybe something even simpler, like go to Command prompt, type "services.msc" Look for the "SharePoint" services, and THAT will basically tell you the version and/or the place to look for the exe's; to get more version details. i.e., if you look at the General tab on the "SharePoint Server Search 14" Service, you can see that you would look for this file: "C:Program FilesMicrosoft Office Servers14.0Binmssearch.exe" [14 sorta "gives it away" - LOL - i.e. 2010] Or, if you look at General tab on Sharepoint 2010 Administration service, you can see you would look for this file: "C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedWeb Server Extensions14BINWSSADMIN.EXE" Was it really THAT hard to provide a bit more info?

  • Anonymous
    November 14, 2013
    How can one tell from a simple end-user's perspective? That is, as one browses a given SharePoint site as an end-user, how can one tell which version of SharePoint is running?

  • Anonymous
    February 18, 2014
    Awesome,Dan But this 32-bit or 64-bit difference can be same for Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012??

  • Anonymous
    March 03, 2014
    I hope y'all didn't hurt SharePoint Comic's feelings. Long radio silence from him since the last followup questions were asked of him.

  • Anonymous
    March 05, 2014
    How does one determine the version without access to the server, i.e. how would an end user determine what they are working with?

  • Anonymous
    August 14, 2014
    Thank you, the article is really helpful.

  • Anonymous
    October 14, 2014
    Very useful, thank you