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The "Charles Explains..." column write charlescarroll@learnasp.com with feedback The Frankenstein Monster? Upgrade ASP and Determine Its Version By Knowing It's Parts!

To determine what version of ASP you are using is no trivial task BUT we will lay it out as easy as it can be as no one else has.

ASP is made up of the following pieces:

1. NT4 or 
   Win 95/98 or 
   Win2000
   Can be obtained by purchasing from stores.
2. A specific server pack (SP1, ... SP6). Can be obtained FREE at
   http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/deployment/planguide/Install.asp
3. or http://ntbugtraq.ntadvice.com/default.asp?pid=35&sid=1  
4. IIS3 (comes with NT4) or
   IIS4 (NT4 plus FREE NT option Pack) or
   IIS4 (Win 9.x with FREE NT Option Pack)
   IIS5 (Win 2000 only)
5. A specific version of Jscript and VBscript
   http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting has latest version of these scripting engines.
6. A specific version of ADO (often called the MDAC version) obtained FREE from:
   http://www.microsoft.com/data
7. A OLEDB driver or ODBC driver for your database which may be obtained by the vendor to supplement or replace the one that came with the MDAC. People who are really knowledgeable about which drivers are best are found at:
   http://www.asplists.com/asplists/database.asp
8. Security patches found at
   http://www.microsoft.com/security 

Akward but Accurate Statement about ASP version

First lets say it the way most people do:
"I have IIS4"
"I have PWS and ASP"

Now let us say it the proper way (I suspect Dr. Suess's "Fox In Sox" would be proud):
"I have NT4
with Service Pack 6a
and NT Option Pack4
Jscript v5 and VBScript version 5
ADO/MDAC version 2.1
Oracle ODBC drivers version ____ from _____ corporation
MS-Access OLEDB drivers version __ from ____ corporation.
All the latest security fixes up to ___ fix."

Ouch. But True.

Many Tools to Help Check versions:

There are several steps to definitively identify your version:

1. http://www.learnasp.com/learn/versioninfo.asp
2. Check the date of ASP.DLL in the Windows System Directory
3. Check what service pack is installed.Go to  a Command prompt and type "winver" or use a high end tool like:
   SPQuery @ http://www.mtesoft.com/
4. Check what MDAC is installed is installed. A tool called Component Checker at:
   http://www.microsoft.com/data/download.htm
   is extremely useful to determine this.
5. Database Driver Info can be obtained by using the program at:
   http://www.learnasp.com/learn/connectioninfo.asp

Bonus: Don't know what 3rd party and Microsoft components are installed? I wrote:
http://www.learnasp.com/learn/componentchecker.asp
to help! A super deluxe tool that TELLS you everything about components in the registry in the friendliest possible format is COM Explorer at
http://www.4developers.com

Now you know how to determine what your ASP installation TRULY encompasses.

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