Cannot downgrade from IE 7 to IT 6

"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> "sri" <sri DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5D115854-0A66-44F9-A922-26EDDD00E6EF@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> > I've XP sp3 installed on my desktop. It came with internet explorer 7.
>
>
> Which came first? IE7 or XPsp3?
> If XPsp3 was installed after IE7 you will have to uninstall the service pack
> to see the browser as it was installed in the original OS.
>
>
>
> > But
> > for my work purpose I need internet explorer 6. I tried to uninstall IE 7 by
> > going into add/remove programs but there is no IE 7 in the list.
> >
> > Could anyone tell me if there is any other way to go back to IE 6. I would
> > appreciate any help in this matter.
>
>
>
> You probably don't need to "go back", just change your User-Agent string
> so the web site sees MSIE 6.0 instead of MSIE 7.0
>
>
> >
> > Cheers
> > Sri
>
> Can you be more specific? I tried to find User-Agent string with several searches. Thank you

>

"bogbs110@hotmail.com" <bogbs110.DeleteThis@hotmail.com@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
>
>> "sri" <sri.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5D115854-0A66-44F9-A922-26EDDD00E6EF@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> > I've XP sp3 installed on my desktop. It came with internet explorer 7.

....
>> > Could anyone tell me if there is any other way to go back to IE 6. I would
>> > appreciate any help in this matter.
>>
>>
>>
>> You probably don't need to "go back", just change your User-Agent string
>> so the web site sees MSIE 6.0 instead of MSIE 7.0


> Can you be more specific?

> I tried to find User-Agent string with several searches.

Oh really? ; }

<title>You receive an error message that states that you do not have
the most current version of Internet Explorer when you use Internet
Explorer 7 to visit a Web site</title>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923196

(Live Search for
user agent string site:support.microsoft.com
- second hit
)


BTW please learn how to post in threaded discussions.
By adding your comment to an existing blank line
you make it very easy to overlook that you have actually
added something.

Also, you are posting in a newsgroup which is more or less obsolete
and rarely read. If you had been looking in one of the more used
IE newsgroups you would have found "User-Agent string" (that phrase)
easily too.


> Thank you


Good luck

Robert
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