How can I match the firefox.exe file version with the Firefox release?
How can I match the firefox.exe file version (ex v1.9.2.3) with the Firefox release?
We're using Microsoft SCCM to scan our computers at work and I can run report on all machines with "firefox.exe" present. I then need to match the version of the .exe with the actual Firefox release that is effectively installed on that machine. Is this information publicly available somewhere?
like firefox.exe v1.9.2.3 = Firefox 3.6 (don't know if it's true)
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It is showing the Gecko version number. gecko is the rendering engine used by Firefox, the last part of the Gecko number is the same as the last part of the Firefox version. The corresponding versions for the last few major Firefox releases are:
- Gecko 1.9.0.x = Firefox 3.0.x
- Gecko 1.9.1.x = Firefox 3.5.x
- Gecko 1.9.2.x = Firefox 3.6.x
For example 1.9.2.12 is Firefox 3.6.12
When Firefox 4 is released, Gecko 2.0.x = Firefox 4.0.x
Excellent, thanks a lot TonyE !
For those interested, I've also matched the following file versions:
- Gecko 1.8.0.x = Firefox 1.5.x - we still had one installed ;)
- Gecko 1.8.1.x = Firefox 2.0.x
I've also found that the product version aka the Firefox release is mentionned in the Product Version field of the file firefox.exe.
Simply right-click firefox.exe, go to Properties > (2nd tab) Version and in the Item Name list for Windows XP (Details tab in W7), select Product Version
