Windows: Difference between revisions

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Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems developed by Microsoft.

Versions

16-bit DOS Shells

Windows 1.x
Windows 2.x
Windows 3.x - codename Janus (3.1) - Kato, Sparta (3.1 for Workgroups) - Snowball (3.11 for Workgroups)

16/32 bit Hybrid OS

Windows 95 - codenamed Chicago
Windows codename Nashville - not released
Windows 98 - codename Memphis
Windows Me - codename Millennium

NT line OS

Windows NT 3.1 - Codename NT OS/2
Windows NT 3.5 - Codename Daytona
Windows NT 3.51
Windows NT 4.0 - Codename Cairo
Windows 2000 (NT 5.0) - Codename MemphisNT
Windows codename Neptune (NT 5.50) - not released
Windows codename Odyssey - not released
Windows codename Triton - not released
Windows XP (NT 5.1) (NT 5.2 x64) - codename Whistler
Windows Embedded 2009
Windows Server 2003 (NT 5.2) - Codename Whistler Server / .NET Server
Windows Home Server - Codename Quattro
Windows codename Longhorn (NT 6.0) - not released
Windows Vista (NT 6.0) - Codename Longhorn (Omega-13 reset - Codebase was reset from .NET Server RC code to Server 2003 SP1 RC code)
Windows Server 2008 (NT 6.0) - Codename Longhorn Server
Windows Small Business Server 2008 - Codename Cougar
Windows Essential Business Server 2008 - Codename Centro
Windows 7 (NT 6.1) - Codename Blackcomb / Vienna / Seven
Windows Server 2008 R2 (NT 6.1) - Codename Server 7
Windows Embedded 7
Windows Multipoint Server
Windows Codename Vail
Windows Codename Aurora
Windows 8 (NT 6.2)

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 * [[Windows:NT 4.00|Windows NT 4.0]] - Codename Cairo
 * [[Windows:2000|Windows 2000]] (NT 5.0) - Codename MemphisNT
-* [[Windows:Neptune|Windows codename Neptune]] - not released
+* [[Windows:Neptune|Windows codename Neptune]] (NT 5.50) - not released
 * [[Windows:Odyssey|Windows codename Odyssey]] - not released
 * [[Windows:Triton|Windows codename Triton]] - not released
-* [[Windows:XP|Windows XP]] (NT 5.1) - codename Whistler
+* [[Windows:XP|Windows XP]] (NT 5.1) (NT 5.2 x64) - codename Whistler
 * [[Windows Embedded 2009|Windows Embedded 2009]]
-* [[Windows:Server 2003|Windows Server 2003]] - Codename Whistler Server / .NET Server
+* [[Windows:Server 2003|Windows Server 2003]] (NT 5.2) - Codename Whistler Server / .NET Server
 * [[Windows:Home Server|Windows Home Server]] - Codename Quattro
-* [[Windows:Longhorn|Windows codename Longhorn]] - not released
+* [[Windows:Longhorn|Windows codename Longhorn]] (NT 6.0) - not released
-* [[Windows:Vista|Windows Vista]] - Codename Longhorn (Omega-13 reset - Codebase was reset from .NET Server RC code to Server 2003 SP1 RC code)
+* [[Windows:Vista|Windows Vista]] (NT 6.0) - Codename Longhorn (Omega-13 reset - Codebase was reset from .NET Server RC code to Server 2003 SP1 RC code)
-* [[Windows:Server 2008|Windows Server 2008]] - Codename Longhorn Server
+* [[Windows:Server 2008|Windows Server 2008]] (NT 6.0) - Codename Longhorn Server
 * [[Windows:Small Business Server 2008|Windows Small Business Server 2008]] - Codename Cougar
 * [[Windows:Essential BusinessServer2008|Windows Essential Business Server 2008]] - Codename Centro
-* [[Windows:7|Windows 7]] - Codename Blackcomb / Vienna / Seven
+* [[Windows:7|Windows 7]] (NT 6.1) - Codename Blackcomb / Vienna / Seven
-* [[Windows:Server 2008 R2|Windows Server 2008 R2]] - Codename Server 7
+* [[Windows:Server 2008 R2|Windows Server 2008 R2]] (NT 6.1) - Codename Server 7
 * [[Windows Embedded 7|Windows Embedded 7]]
 * [[Windows:Multipoint Server|Windows Multipoint Server]]
 * [[Windows:Vail|Windows Codename Vail]]
 * [[Windows:Aurora|Windows Codename Aurora]]
-* [[Windows:8|Windows 8]]
+* [[Windows:8|Windows 8]] (NT 6.2)
 == See also ==