Version Registry entry

Specify the minimum version of a client to run with a server.

Usage

This Registry entry can be assigned to users, groups and system-wide:

Key User Group Key System
Key 1 User Group Key 1 System
Key 2 user group Key 2 Setting
Key 3 Setting Key 3 Client
Key 4 Client Key 4 Version
Key 5 Version    
Value version Value version

where

version

is the minimum version number of the client required to connect to the server.

The version string can be a complete three part version number, e.g. 4.2 (1404031), or a truncated version number, e.g. 4.2 . Truncated version numbers imply that any version of the shortened string may be used. The following table provides some examples:

Registry version

Client version

Notes

Status

4.1 4.2 (1404031) Client version is newer than Registry version. OK
4.2 (1404031) 4.2 (1404031) Client version is same as Registry version. OK
4.2 4.2 (1404031) First part of Client version matches Registry version. OK
4.1 (1312031) 4.2 (1404031) Client version is newer than Registry version. OK
4.2 (1404031) 4.1 (1312031) Client version is older than Registry version. FAIL

Disabling version checking

To disable all version checking, even checking newer clients against older servers, the following Registry entry may be used:

System Setting Client Version None