Article ID: 929744
Article Last Modified on 10/27/2007
APPLIES TO
- Windows Internet Explorer 7
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0
INTRODUCTION
This article describes how to modify the Browscap.ini file to enable script-based detection of Windows Internet Explorer 7 from a Web page. After you modify the Browscap.ini file on the server that is hosting the Web site, you can use the BrowserType object in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) to detect Internet Explorer 7. For more information about how to use the BrowserType object to determine a browser version, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
167820 How to determine browser version from a script
MORE INFORMATION
To modify the Browscap.ini file, follow these steps on the server that is hosting the Web site.
Note To modify the Browscap.ini file, you must have administrator permissions on the server.
- Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Notepad.
- On the File menu, click Open.
- Locate the %systemroot%\System32\Inetsrv folder, click the Browscap.ini file, and then click Open.
Note %systemroot% represents the system folder. This folder is typically C:\Windows. - Locate the "Internet Explorer 6" section of the Browscap.ini file.
In the "Internet Explorer 6" section, add the following text.
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; IE 7.0 [IE 7.0] browser=IE Version=7.0 majorver=#7 minorver=#0 frames=True tables=True cookies=True backgroundsounds=True vbscript=True javaapplets=True javascript=True ActiveXControls=True Win16=False beta=False AK=False SK=False AOL=False Update=False [Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.*; Windows NT*)] parent=IE 7.0 platform=WinNT beta=False [Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.*)] parent=IE 7.0 beta=False
- On the File menu, click Save.
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