If you don't know what your operating system is perform the following steps:
1. Click the Start button and select Run.
2. Type winver into the run box shown below then click the OK button.
3. If you get a window that looks like the one below then you have Windows XP. Click on the link to go to the instruction page.
4. If you get a window that looks like the one below then you have Windows 2000. Click on the link to go to the instruction page.
5. If you get a window that looks like the one below then you have Windows Vista. Click on the link to go to the instruction page.