What version of MS Paint shipped with Windows Vista?

Question

I'm looking to find which versions of Microsoft Paint shipped with each version of Windows so I can update Wikipedia's release history.

Wikipedia's current list includes general changes between versions of Paint, but it doesn't include any specific version numbers. It also seems to be missing a few versions. (The Windows 10 Creators Update added an "Open Paint 3D" button)

I wasn't able to find any official Microsoft update documentation or changelog history for MS Paint. On my personal computer I found that that Windows 7 Service Pack 1 includes Paint 6.1, while Ben N reported having version 5.1 on Windows XP, but that still leaves out Windows Vista.

What version of MS Paint shipped with Windows Vista?

Answer 1

On your personal computer you found that that Windows 7 Service Pack 1 includes Paint 6.1, while Ben N reported having version 5.1 on Windows XP. These are version numbers of Windows, not Paint specifically (as Daniel B pointed out). See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Microsoft_Windows_versions

So, the answer is: MS Paint version 6.0 was shipped with Windows Vista, because Windows Vista is Windows version 6.0.

Answer 2

Running old versions of Microsoft Paint (from Windows 98, XP and/or Vista) on Windows 7, the about box is identical: clearly it reports either the current Windows version or the version of the Windows 7 edition of Microsoft Paint that is installed.

File properties in Windows Explorer, on the other hand, include a version number from the executable in the Details tab.