JSI Tip 7475. VerInfo freeware displays a files version information.

Download verinfo12.zip, unzip the archive, and copy VerInfo.exe to a folder in your path.

When I typed verinfo %systemroot%otepad.exe on my Windows XP desktop, I received:

****    VerInfo v1.2 Copyright (c) 1999  Károly Kálmán    **********     C:WINDOWSotepad.exe***File Description  : NotepadFile Version      : 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148)Internal Name     : NotepadOriginal File Name: NOTEPAD.EXEProduct Name      : Microsof Window Operating SystemProduct Version   : 5.1.2600.0Company Name      : Microsoft CorporationLegal Copyright   : ¬ Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.File Size         : 64 KBytesCreation Time     : August/29/2002   5:0Modification Time : August/29/2002   5:0Last Access Time  : November/21/2003   4:56

The ReadMe file contains:

**********************************************************************              VerInfo Copyright (c) 1999 K roly K lm n **********************************************************************   The VerInfo program is a small utility which allows you to obtain the version information resources from a given file. Version  information resources can be found in almost every PE structured  Win32 file (.exe,.dll,.vxd,.drv,...) and they contain data about the purpose of the file, the author of the file, etc..  These kind of information are very useful in that case when you wish to know what a file is used for, who wrote it, when, etc. Usage :   verinfo filename.ext   (e.g. verinfo hpcdv.dll) [ In that rarely case when you see blank spaces after every    property of a file (e.g. File Name, File Description, etc.),   the file is built with a linker that VerInfo doesn't understand;   then you might try to use another program to access the Version   Information record. ] Contact :   WWW   : www.extra.hu/winmem/utilities.html   email : [email protected] Status :   VerInfo is FREEWARE provided you DO NOT make any modifications    in the program or in the documentation.   This program has been tested very thoroughly, but the author   DOES NOT warrant that VerInfo is free from errors.   USE VerInfo AT YOUR OWN RISK !   THANK YOU for using VerInfo.