Hi

Can someone explain why software often has "build" number as well as a
"version" e.g. 9.3.02

Thanks

Tim

Tim,

The version number indicates which major release (e.g, 97, 2000,
2002, 2003) the software is, and the build number indicates which
service release is in place (e.g., SR1, SR2, etc).

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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com


"Tim Childs" wrote in message
...
Hi

Can someone explain why software often has "build" number as
well as a
"version" e.g. 9.3.02

Thanks

Tim

Chip

but sometimes the build number just seems to be an "unintelligible" serial
number e.g 35783?

thanks for feedback

Tim


"Chip Pearson" wrote in message
...
Tim,

The version number indicates which major release (e.g, 97, 2000,
2002, 2003) the software is, and the build number indicates which
service release is in place (e.g., SR1, SR2, etc).

--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com