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[Guest Steve]

I can read your latest post. I am in the process of trying your suggestions.

 

 

 

Thanks

 

Steve

 

 

 

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

 

 

> @Steve: If you see this reply, post a reply to it.

 

>

 

> A1. Uninstall "Windows Internet Explorer 8" via Add/Remove Programs &

 

> reboot. Then download/install the non-customized version. My personal

 

> recommendations include:

 

>

 

> => Install IE8 manually, not via Windows Update/Automatic Updates!! =>

 

> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/worldwide-sites.aspx

 

>

 

> NB WinXP users: Save the installer to your desktop, do not Run it. When

 

> you're prepared to install IE8, double-click on the saved file.

 

>

 

> NB Vista users: Save the installer to your desktop, do not Run it. When

 

> you're prepared to install IE8, right-click on the saved file and select Run

 

> as Administator.

 

>

 

> => Uninstall all third-party toolbars (e.g., Google; Yahoo; Windows Live)

 

> and third-party Windows Themes before installing IE8.

 

>

 

> => Close all open applications (i.e., anything with a taskbar icon) before

 

> installing or uninstalling IE8.

 

>

 

> => I would strongly recommend disabling your anti-virus application and any

 

> anti-spyware application's "system protections" (other than Defender's)

 

> before installing (or uninstalling) an IE upgrade. If you're running a

 

> third-party firewall, I would recommend disabling it and then enabling the

 

> Windows Firewall before installing (or uninstalling) an IE upgrade.

 

>

 

> NB WinXP users=> Reboot twice after installing or uninstalling IE8, then go

 

> to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com | Select CUSTOM and scan | Install any

 

> Critical Security Updates offered (i.e., KB976325). If a Root Certificates

 

> update is listed in the Optional Updates category, install it to take full

 

> advantage of IE's enhanced security.

 

>

 

> NB Vista users=> Reboot twice after installing or uninstalling IE8, then

 

> check-in at Windows Update and install any critical security updates

 

> offered.

 

>

 

> => For best chance of success with IE8, make certain that your anti-virus

 

> application version, any anti-spyware applications (other than Defender),

 

> and your third-party firewall (if any) are supported in IE8 before you

 

> decide install it.

 

>

 

> A2. Towards the very bottom of http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp

 

> is a section entitled "Overlong headers...". At the end of that section is

 

> a script you can download & run to remove .NET1.0, 1.1, 2.0, and 3.0

 

> versions from your UA string.

 

>

 

>

 

> Steve wrote:

 

> > I not specifically request the customized version. How can I uninstall

 

> > what

 

> > I have and install the correct version. I did look at

 

> > http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp but did not find what the

 

> > document was looking for. However, I found the following when I searched

 

> > the

 

> > registry forâ€ÂMOZILLA/4.0â€Â:

 

> > 1. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\INTERNET

 

> > SETTINGS MOZILLA/4.0 (COMPATIBLE; MSIE 8.0;WIN32)

 

> > 2. HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\ SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\INTERNET

 

> > SETTINGS MOZILLA/4.0 (COMPATIBLE; MSIE 6.0;WIN32)

 

> > 3. HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\ SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\INTERNET

 

> > SETTINGS MOZILLA/4.0 (COMPATIBLE; MSIE 6.0;WIN32)

 

> > 4. HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19\ SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\INTERNET

 

> > SETTINGS MOZILLA/4.0 (COMPATIBLE; MSIE 6.0;WIN32)

 

> > 5. HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\ SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\INTERNET

 

> > SETTINGS MOZILLA/4.0 (COMPATIBLE; MSIE 6.0;WIN32)

 

> > 6. HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-282476226-493277847-3694134414-1008\ MOZILLA/4.0

 

> > (COMPATIBLE; MSIE 8.0;WIN32)

 

> >

 

> >

 

> > ANOTHER ERROR: when I went to MS INTERNET home page I got the following

 

> > error:

 

> >

 

> > Webpage error details

 

> >

 

> > User Agent: Empty (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1; Trident/4.0; .NET

 

> > CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.4506.2152; .NET CLR

 

> > 3.5.30729; msn OptimizedIE8;ENUS)

 

> > Timestamp: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:35:20 UTC

 

> >

 

> >

 

> > Message: Invalid character

 

> > Line: 1

 

> > Char: 7

 

> > Code: 0

 

> > URI:

 

> > http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d696181/76/698055/adscout.php?ord=2032746655

 

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