How to view Illustrator File Version in Windows XP Explorer windows

On a Mac (Leopard or Snow Leopard) I can add a Version filter to the Finder Windows List Views so I can see what versions my Illustrator Files are saved at and I can see the version and the application that created it if I Get Info on the file.
In windows XP however I cannot see any Version info even if I right click on the filter bar and add the Version Column to filter by. I also dont see any version of the files if I go under a files attributes. The only thing I can see is File Type which will only show me whatever the version of Illustrator on the machine that will open it.
The problem is that I dont want older machines that dont have CS4 to open up CS4 files but there is no way for me to tell which files are CS4 and which are saved down to CS2.
Thanks in Advance,
J

Things might be different in the most recent versions of AI, but you can always look at your .ai file in a text editor, such as Wordpad or Notepad. (I keep desktop shortcuts to both onto which I can just drag and drop files for quick looks.)
You'll have to scroll down a bit if you save with the PDF option, but you should come across some text that tells you what you want to know. It'll typically start off with the text string %!PS-Adobe-XXX.
In this particular example, the application used was AI 12.0.1 (CS2), and the file was retro-saved to version 8. (Yes, the variable name "Creator" is somewhat misleading.)
If you have the DTs or are otherwise prone to hitting keys unintentionally, open a copy of the file in your text editor to make sure you don't accidentally modify the original file.
Where did the Info that you had in the .png file come from?
I think that's a Command+I from within a Mac OS Finder listing, Larry.

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