IE Ver 6 reported as version 5 to some programs

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I have an XP Pro SP2 with IE version 6 fully operational. System originally
was probably version 5.x or something, was upgraded over the years. Registry
entries show version 6, yet some web- based application installs see the
version as 5.x. and report that version 6 is required. Is there an old
version 5.x setting somewhere?

Thanks
 
RDixon said:
I have an XP Pro SP2 with IE version 6 fully operational. System
originally
was probably version 5.x or something, was upgraded over the years.
Registry
entries show version 6, yet some web- based application installs see the
version as 5.x. and report that version 6 is required. Is there an old
version 5.x setting somewhere?

Thanks
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Is this an upgrade to WinXP?
If the System came with WinXP it never had a version of IE earlier that IE6.
 
Hi Frank - thanks for the post. It was originally an XP Home laptop,
upgraded to XP Pro SP2. Probably about 3 years old. I may just format it
and re-install, as I note some old XP Home profiles hanging around as I look
for solutions. Thanks again.
 
RDixon said:
I have an XP Pro SP2 with IE version 6 fully operational. System originally
was probably version 5.x or something, was upgraded over the years. Registry
entries show version 6, yet some web- based application installs see the
version as 5.x. and report that version 6 is required. Is there an old
version 5.x setting somewhere?
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Tell us more about the connection path, e.g., especially about "network
security" software, firewall, etc.

That symptom could be due to corruption of or interference with
the request's User-Agent string.

To see what a remote site would receive use this test site:

http://www.fiddlertool.com/useragent.aspx

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HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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(Courtesey of MVP Mike Burgess) Several of these are known to cause the
problem:

1) Zone Alarm Pro [Private Header Info - enabled?]: Reset "Ad Blocking" and
"Cookie Control" to "medium" "Mobile Code Control" = Off

2) Symantec (ISS\NIS) [Enable Browser Privacy - enabled] Active Content -
"Allow All Scripts To Execute". Problem: some sites cannot detect the 128
bit
encryption Solution: Completely remove and reinstall NIS.

3) Any "ad blocking" software that blocks "http_referer" or contains entries
that are blocking access to the desired site.

4) HOSTS file that contains entries that are blocking access to the desired
site.

5) Cookie blocking software blocking "required" Cookies.

6) Pop-up blockers stripping header\url info.

7) WebWasher Standard Filter/URL Filter

8) Make sure the following Registry entry is not corrupt:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings] "User Agent"="Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0;)"
 
Thanks to everyone for the posts. This is a small home network behind a
Linksys router. Trying to install web based Trend Micro virus checkers.
Install worked well on 3 other XP systems, but not this one. Given the old
XP Home settings I spotted, I formatted and reinstalled XP Pro and it is now
working. At one point, it even booted to XP Home after changes to some user
profiles. Guess it will remain a mystery, but I am now operational. My
sincere thanks for the posts.
--
Russ Dixon


PA Bear said:
(Courtesey of MVP Mike Burgess) Several of these are known to cause the
problem:

1) Zone Alarm Pro [Private Header Info - enabled?]: Reset "Ad Blocking" and
"Cookie Control" to "medium" "Mobile Code Control" = Off

2) Symantec (ISS\NIS) [Enable Browser Privacy - enabled] Active Content -
"Allow All Scripts To Execute". Problem: some sites cannot detect the 128
bit
encryption Solution: Completely remove and reinstall NIS.

3) Any "ad blocking" software that blocks "http_referer" or contains entries
that are blocking access to the desired site.

4) HOSTS file that contains entries that are blocking access to the desired
site.

5) Cookie blocking software blocking "required" Cookies.

6) Pop-up blockers stripping header\url info.

7) WebWasher Standard Filter/URL Filter

8) Make sure the following Registry entry is not corrupt:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings] "User Agent"="Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0;)"
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
I have an XP Pro SP2 with IE version 6 fully operational. System
originally was probably version 5.x or something, was upgraded over the
years. Registry entries show version 6, yet some web- based application
installs see the version as 5.x. and report that version 6 is required.
Is there an old version 5.x setting somewhere?

Thanks
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Thanks for posting back & YW.

Trend Micro has a Java-based online scan (i.e., no ActiveX required).
http://uk.trendmicro-europe.com/enterprise/products/housecall_launch.php
--
~PA Bear
Thanks to everyone for the posts. This is a small home network behind a
Linksys router. Trying to install web based Trend Micro virus checkers.
Install worked well on 3 other XP systems, but not this one. Given the
old XP Home settings I spotted, I formatted and reinstalled XP Pro and it
is now working. At one point, it even booted to XP Home after changes to
some user profiles. Guess it will remain a mystery, but I am now
operational. My sincere thanks for the posts.
(Courtesey of MVP Mike Burgess) Several of these are known to cause the
problem:

1) Zone Alarm Pro [Private Header Info - enabled?]: Reset "Ad Blocking"
and "Cookie Control" to "medium" "Mobile Code Control" = Off

2) Symantec (ISS\NIS) [Enable Browser Privacy - enabled] Active Content
- "Allow All Scripts To Execute". Problem: some sites cannot detect
the 128 bit
encryption Solution: Completely remove and reinstall NIS.

3) Any "ad blocking" software that blocks "http_referer" or contains
entries that are blocking access to the desired site.

4) HOSTS file that contains entries that are blocking access to the
desired site.

5) Cookie blocking software blocking "required" Cookies.

6) Pop-up blockers stripping header\url info.

7) WebWasher Standard Filter/URL Filter

8) Make sure the following Registry entry is not corrupt:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings] "User Agent"="Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT
5.0;)" --
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
I have an XP Pro SP2 with IE version 6 fully operational. System
originally was probably version 5.x or something, was upgraded over
the years. Registry entries show version 6, yet some web- based
application installs see the version as 5.x. and report that version
6 is required. Is there an old version 5.x setting somewhere?

Thanks
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