Microsoft KB Archive/870888

= The version and the build number of Internet Explorer are not displayed correctly in AOL on a computer that is running Windows XP Service Pack 2 =

Article ID: 870888

Article Last Modified on 6/6/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
 * Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

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SYMPTOMS
On a computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and America Online (AOL) 9.0, if you click About AOL on the Help menu in AOL, and then you press CTRL+R, the version and the build number of Microsoft Internet Explorer are not displayed correctly in the System Information dialog box.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, view the version and the build number of Internet Explorer by using the About Internet Explorer dialog box in Internet Explorer. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start Internet Explorer (if it is not already started).
 * 2) On the Help menu, click About Internet Explorer.

The version and the build number are displayed in the About Internet Explorer dialog box.



MORE INFORMATION
The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

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