Version numbers stored: Visual Studio 2008 RTM and SP1
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In the process of recording Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 version numbers for RTM and SP1 (Service Pack 1) versions, here are they are for future records.
For Visual Studio 2008 original version, the version number reads as follows:
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Version 9.0.21022.8 RTM Microsoft .NET Framework Version 3.5
The, once SP1 is installed, the version information is:
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Version 9.0.30729.1 SP Microsoft .NET Framework Version 3.5 SP1
As years pass, finding this information can be difficult. And experience tells that later on, this information can be hard to find.
Finally, here are the images from Help/About. RTM:
And SP1:
