Where do I find out which operating system is on my imac desktop computer?

How do I know whether or not I have an XP operating system on my imac desktop?

Depending on which iMac build series, be it an older powerPC-based G4 or G5,
or an Intel-based model built after 2005, the method of installing and using a
Windows system can vary. Finding out which Windows version is running on
either, can vary, too.... {the PPC Macs top out with OS X 10.5.8, as native.}
If yours is a newer intel-based iMac, you've posted in the older PPC-Mac area.
Here's a Support article covering the more recent & likely path with newer iMac...
•Mac Basics: Using Windows on your Mac with BootCamp
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1461
"...After installation, you can switch between Windows and OS X by holding the Option
(Alt) key at start up. Or, use the Startup Disk control panel in Windows (installed with
Boot Camp support software) -- or the OS X Startup Disk preference pane to set the
default operating system to use each time the computer starts up..."
In Mac OS X, look in System Preferences> Startup Disk> if you installed Windows
using BootCamp. (Not sure if that'd show Windows if Parallels or other utility were
used to install Windows in the Mac OS X.)
And, if your computer is not an Intel-based iMac, instead is a powerPC-based one,
some of the above may still apply; except BootCamp won't run in the older PPC.
So there were emulation or third-party applications like Virtual PC that ran XP.
Hopefully this helps somewhat.
Good luck & happy computing!
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