IE7: Hack to Fix Unsupported Browser Errors in Internet Explorer 7

Contributed by MickeyMouse September 6, 2005  
Tagged: Windows

When testing IE7, you may get some errors from webpages that automatically detect your type of browser. This little registry hack will allow you to get around this.

Sadly, many web designers check the type and version of the web browser being used before it displays the page. As most designers have not updated their web code to support IE7 yet, you will get a bunch of errors when visiting these sites.

To get around this, just use this little registry hack.

1. Click Start
2. Click Run
3. In the textbox type regedit and click OK
4. In the registry editor browse to the following key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent]

5. Click the Edit menu
6. Select New
7. Select String Value
8. Name the string: version
9. Right-click this new string
10. Select Modify
11. In the value data box, place this text: MSIE 6.0
12. Click OK
13. Close regedit and restart IE

You could also change the text to any previous IE version if you wish (MSIE 5.0, MSIE 5.01, MSIE 5.5, etc.) although most sites will be looking for IE6 in my experience.