Exchange version
I’ve read about several features I liked but they depend on the version of Exchange I am connecting to.
Aside from contacting my mail admin, how can I found out which version of Exchange I’m running against?
Since Outlook 2003, there is an option to check your connection status which also displays the Exchange version number.
- Start Outlook and connect to the Exchange server if this isn’t done automatically already.
- Hold CTRL while clicking on the Outlook icon in the Notification Area
(located in the right bottom area near the time; expand the Notification Area first if the Outlook icon does not show). - From the context menu that pops-up choose: Connection Status…
- Scroll the horizontal scrollbar to the right to see the last column.
(if the dialog is empty, then you are not connected to Exchange) - Here you’ll see a version number. Use the table below to determine which named version of Exchange it corresponds with;
Microsoft Exchange Server Version |
Version number |
| Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 | 6.0.4417 or higher |
| Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 SP1 | 6.0.4712 or higher |
| Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 SP2 | 6.0.5762 or higher |
| Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 SP3 | 6.0.6249 or higher |
| Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 | 6.5.6944 or higher |
| Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP1 | 6.5.7226 or higher |
| Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2 | 6.5.7638 or higher |
| Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 | 8.0.685.24 or higher |
| Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 | 8.1.240.6 or higher |
| Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP2 | 8.2.176.0 or higher |
| Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP3 | 8.3.83.0 or higher |
| Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 | 14.0.639.21 or higher |
| Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 | 14.01.0218.015 or higher |
| Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP2 | 14.02.0247.005 or higher |
Note: For an overview of the Outlook version numbers see this post.
Hold CTRL when clicking on the Outlook icon and choose Connection Status…
Scroll to the right to see the "Version" column (click on image to enlarge).
