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Dimension 4100 Windows ME
CD/DVD Drive Lite-On SOHC 5232-K
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CD/DVD Drive Lite-On SOHC 5232-K
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I know this is a strange question but how do I verify the browser we are using? I'm asking this because the Dell website shows that we are using Mozilla but I am opening an I.E. window and it shows (Version 6.0.2800).
Thanks
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Posted September 19th, 2005 23:00
Thanks for responding.It says Microsoft Internet Explorer. I just could not figure why Dell is showing Mozilla as the browser I am using.556
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Posted September 20th, 2005 03:00
karibari,
Where on the Dell Web site does this information appear?
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Posted September 20th, 2005 12:00
It is on the "View Profile for..." page. I meant to go to preferences but clicked on my name.This is what is shows:
Browser used for Last VisitMozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90)556
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Posted September 20th, 2005 16:00
karibari,
I never paid any attention to that portion of my profile. Mine shows nearly the same thing (and I have never used Mozilla to access the forum).
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Posted September 20th, 2005 17:00
I think IE was initially derived from Mozilla, and for some reaon (maybe license or copyright) the Mozilla bit is kept in the browser ID when this is passed on to the receiving web site, but the MSIE6.0 identifies it as Internet Explorer v 6In XP the info is stored in the registry at HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settingsand/orHKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-3090935711-3204504469-1825801191-1007\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settingsif you have multip[le user accounts there might bec additional placesthe UserAgent value is the one that identifies your browser. For IE 6 it has the default data dataMozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Win32)(the Win32 might be replaced by Win98 if that's what you have, not sure; also not sure where it is in the registry for that OS).Incidentally, Spybot scan with tracks included offers to change it to something like Mozilla/4.0 compatible, if you don't want people to know you are using IE.556
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Posted September 20th, 2005 18:00
Thanks to everyone for responding.We've been trying to rid our computer of trojans for a week so that was the reason I questioned the Mozilla/I.E. stuff. I realize it wasn't a big deal but I thought since we kept the anti-virus and spyware stuff up-to-date and still had problems, maybe what was showing up was connected. Thanks again.556
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Posted September 23rd, 2005 21:00
Mostly likely it is stating that your system has Mozilla/IE compatible browser, rather than actually stating the browser you currently have installed. By the way, Microsoft IE was based on NCSA Mosaic. Hope this helps! :smileyhappy:
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Posted September 19th, 2005 23:00