Windows explorer 6.0 not able to run hotmail

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Amy Pasley

After downloading Internet Explorer 6.0, my hotmail account gives me the
following message:

Web Browser Software Limitations


Your Current Software Will Limit Your Ability to Use Hotmail

You are using a web browser that Hotmail does not support. If
you continue to use your current browser software we cannot guarantee that
Hotmail will work correctly for you.

We recommend that you upgrade your web browsing software and
invite you to download Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.


What have I done wrong or what needs to be fixed?

Thanks for the help,
Amy
 
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 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 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;)

(-MVP Mike Burgess)
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

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