Because Internet Explorer does not appear in the Add Remove control panel, you can either get the file version from the registry or look at the PC file version of Shdocvw.dll. To determine the version of Internet Explorer with netOctopus do the following:
1. Filter PC's Only and select all.
2. Do a Find File for shdocvw.dll.
3. The PC File Version column
is the version of the Shdocvw.dll file. Use the table below to
determine the Internet Explorer verison.
This table lists the different versions of the Shdocvw.dll file and the corresponding versions of Internet Explorer.
| Version | Product |
| 4.70.1155 | Internet Explorer 3.0 |
| 4.70.1158 | Internet Explorer 3.0 (OSR2) |
| 4.70.1215 | Internet Explorer 3.01 |
| 4.70.1300 | Internet Explorer 3.02 and 3.02a |
| 4.71.1008.3 | Internet Explorer 4.0 PP2 |
| 4.71.1712.5 | Internet Explorer 4.0 |
| 4.72.2106.7 | Internet Explorer 4.01 |
| 4.72.3110.3 | Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 |
| 4.72.3612.1707 | Internet Explorer 4.01 SP2 |
| 4.72.3711.2900 | Internet Explorer 4.x with Update for "Server-side Page Reference Redirect" Issue installed. |
| 5.00.0518.5 | Internet Explorer 5 Developer Preview (Beta 1) |
| 5.00.0910.1308 | Internet Explorer 5 Beta (Beta 2) |
| 5.00.2014.213 | Internet Explorer 5 |
| 5.00.2314.1000 | Internet Explorer 5 (Office 2000) |
| 5.00.2516.1900 | Internet Explorer 5.01 (Windows 2000 Beta 3, build 5.00.2031) |
| 5.00.2614.3500 | Internet Explorer 5 (Windows 98 Second Edition) |
| 5.00.2717.2000 | Internet Explorer 5 with Update for "Malformed Favorites Icon" Security Issue installed |
| 5.00.2721.1400 | Internet Explorer 5 with Update for "ImportExport Favorites()" Security Issue installed |
| 5.00.2723.2900 | Internet Explorer 5.0 with Update for "Server-side Page Reference Redirect" Issue installed. |
| 5.00.2919.800 | Internet Explorer 5.01 (Windows 2000 RC1, build 5.00.2072) |
| 5.00.2919.3800 | Internet Explorer 5.01 (Windows 2000 RC2, build 5.00.2128) |
| 5.00.2919.6307 | Internet Explorer 5.01 (Also included with Office 2000 SR-1, but not installed by default) |
| 5.00.2919.6400 | Internet Explorer 5.01 with Update for "Server-sidePage Reference Redirect" Issue installed. |
| 5.00.2920.0000 | Internet Explorer 5.01 (Windows 2000, build 5.00.2195) |
| 5.00.3103.1000 | Internet Explorer 5.01 SP1 (Windows 2000) |
| 5.00.3105.0106 | Internet Explorer 5.01 SP1 (Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0) |
| 5.00.3314.2100 | Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2 (Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0) |
| 5.00.3315.2879 | Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2 (Windows 2000) |
| 5.50.3825.1300 | Internet Explorer 5.5 Developer Preview (Beta) |
| 5.50.4030.2400 | Internet Explorer 5.5 & Internet Tools Beta |
| 5.50.4134.0100 | Windows Me (4.90.3000) |
| 5.50.4134.0600 | Internet Explorer 5.5 |
| 5.50.4308.2900 | Internet Explorer 5.5 Advanced Security Privacy Beta |
| 5.50.4522.1800 | Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1 |
| 5.50.4807.2300 | Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 |
| 6.00.2462.0000 | Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview (Beta) |
| 6.00.2479.0006 | Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview (Beta) Refresh |
| 6.00.2600.0000 | Internet Explorer 6 |
NOTE: The Windows 2000 File Properties dialog box displays only one zero for portions of the version number that are all zeros (for example: 5.00.2920.0000 is displayed as 5.0.2920.0).
The Shdocvw.dll file is installed in the Windows\System folder in Windows 95/98, and in the Winnt\System32 folder in Windows NT. If the Shdocvw.dll file does not exist, Internet Explorer 3.0 or later is not installed properly or at all.
For an updated list or for more information go to: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q164/5/39.ASP