Article ID: 311227
Article Last Modified on 7/13/2004
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 2.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0
This article was previously published under Q311227
IN THIS TASK
- Open the Browscap.ini File in Notepad
- Text to Add to the Browscap.ini File
- Copy and Paste Text Into the Browscap.ini File
SUMMARY
This step-by-step article describes how to edit the Browscap.ini file to include Internet Explorer 6 information. This is necessary to detect Internet Explorer 6 if you use the BrowserType object in Internet Information Server (IIS) to detect browser versions from a script in a Web page. For additional information about how to use the BrowserType object to determine a browser version, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
167820 HOWTO: Determine Browser Version from a Script
NOTE: The following procedures are used by a member of the administrators group on the server that is running IIS.
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Open the Browscap.ini File in Notepad
- On the server, click Start, point to Programs, Accessories, and then click Notepad.
- In Notepad, click Open on the File menu.
- Open the Browscap.ini file that is located in the %systemroot%\WINNT\System32\Inetsrv folder.
Text to Add to the Browscap.ini File
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; IE 6.0
[IE 6.0]
browser=IE
Version=6.0
majorver=#6
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 6.0; Windows 98*)]
parent=IE 6.0
platform=Win98
beta=True
[Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT*)]
parent=IE 6.0
platform=WinNT
beta=True
[Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0)]
parent=IE 6.0
[IE 6.0b]
browser=IE
Version=6.0
majorver=#6
minorver=#0
frames=True
tables=True
cookies=True
backgroundsounds=True
vbscript=True
javaapplets=True
javascript=True
ActiveXControls=True
Win16=False
beta=True
AK=False
SK=False
AOL=False
Update=False
[Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0b; Windows 98*)]
parent=IE 6.0
platform=Win98
beta=True
[Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0b; Windows NT*)]
parent=IE 6.0
platform=WinNT
beta=True
[Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0b)]
parent=IE 6.0b
Copy and Paste Text Into the Browscap.ini File
- Copy the text from the preceding "Text to Add to the Browscap.ini File" section of this article. To do so, select the text, and then press CTRL+C.
- In Microsoft Notepad, paste the text that you just copied immediately after the "Internet Explorer 5" section, approximately at the middle of the Browscap.ini file.
- On the File menu, click Save, and then click Exit on the File menu.
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