Problem with IE 6 (MS Sites think I am running an older version)

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I. J. Kirsch

Hello all,

I just formatted a new system and loaded Win2k from the
original MS CD. The first thing I did after loading it,
was to go to Microsoft Update and load all the patches.
[No new updates are outstanding.]

After that, I loaded Office 2000 and Visio 2002.

Then I went to the Office update page, and it displays a
warning that "You are viewing this page with an
unsupported Web browser. This Web site works best with
Microsoft IE 5.01 or later.....etc."

The version of IE that is currently loaded is:
Version 6.0.2800.1106
Cipher Strength: 128-bit
Product ID: 55736-828-2134731-04911
Update versions: SP1; Q822925;Q330994; (there should be
others, but they don't display on the "About" page--and
I'm not sure how to find them).

What can I do to resolve the warning message that seems to
think I have an older version of IE6
Thanks,
-I. J.
 
Several of these are known to cause problems:
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 Script 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 that are blocking "required" Cookies.

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

7) WebWasher Standard Filter/URL Filter

8) Make sure the following entry is not corrupt:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings]
"User Agent"="Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Win32)"

Note: "Win32" = Windows 98\ME
Other versions = (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0;)
(-Mike Burgess)
--
HTH...Please post back to this thread

~Robear Dyer (aka PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

I. J. Kirsch said:
Hello all,

I just formatted a new system and loaded Win2k from the
original MS CD. The first thing I did after loading it,
was to go to Microsoft Update and load all the patches.
[No new updates are outstanding.]

After that, I loaded Office 2000 and Visio 2002.

Then I went to the Office update page, and it displays a
warning that "You are viewing this page with an
unsupported Web browser. This Web site works best with
Microsoft IE 5.01 or later.....etc."

The version of IE that is currently loaded is:
Version 6.0.2800.1106
Cipher Strength: 128-bit
Product ID: 55736-828-2134731-04911
Update versions: SP1; Q822925;Q330994; (there should be
others, but they don't display on the "About" page--and
I'm not sure how to find them).

What can I do to resolve the warning message that seems to
think I have an older version of IE6
Thanks,
-I. J.
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