Operating System - WIN XP SP3 - After install, IE8 performance was slower than IE7. So, I rolled back to IE7. Now I can't update WIN XP automatically. WIN Update detects operating-system version as Vista (Windows NT 6.0) NOT XP (Windows NT 5.1). System Information on my local machine says that I have Windows XP SP3 installed. Registry Entry for Windows XP has correct values. All other WIN XP functions work OK. Hwree does WIndows Update get the operating-system version info from? How do I fix registry (where?) so Windows Update detects correct operating system version and goes to correct page (not vistadefault.aspx but rather default.aspx)?
What does "rolled back to IE7" mean? --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est Eric G. wrote: > Operating System - WIN XP SP3 - After install, IE8 performance was slower > than IE7. So, I rolled back to IE7. Now I can't update WIN XP automatically. > WIN Update detects operating-system version as Vista (Windows NT 6.0) NOT XP > (Windows NT 5.1). System Information on my local machine says that I have > Windows XP SP3 installed. Registry Entry for Windows XP has correct values. > All other WIN XP functions work OK. Hwree does WIndows Update get the > operating-system version info from? > > How do I fix registry (where?) so Windows Update detects correct operating > system version and goes to correct page (not vistadefault.aspx but rather > default.aspx)?
I uninstalled IE8 "Leonard Grey" wrote: > What does "rolled back to IE7" mean? > --- > Leonard Grey > Errare humanum est > > Eric G. wrote: > > Operating System - WIN XP SP3 - After install, IE8 performance was slower > > than IE7. So, I rolled back to IE7. Now I can't update WIN XP automatically. > > WIN Update detects operating-system version as Vista (Windows NT 6.0) NOT XP > > (Windows NT 5.1). System Information on my local machine says that I have > > Windows XP SP3 installed. Registry Entry for Windows XP has correct values. > > All other WIN XP functions work OK. Hwree does WIndows Update get the > > operating-system version info from? > > > > How do I fix registry (where?) so Windows Update detects correct operating > > system version and goes to correct page (not vistadefault.aspx but rather > > default.aspx)? >
Uninstalling IE 8 - done according to Microsoft's instructions - has not been reported to cause the problems you are experiencing. Something else caused your problems. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est Eric G. wrote: > I uninstalled IE8 > > "Leonard Grey" wrote: > >> What does "rolled back to IE7" mean? >> --- >> Leonard Grey >> Errare humanum est >> >> Eric G. wrote: >>> Operating System - WIN XP SP3 - After install, IE8 performance was slower >>> than IE7. So, I rolled back to IE7. Now I can't update WIN XP automatically. >>> WIN Update detects operating-system version as Vista (Windows NT 6.0) NOT XP >>> (Windows NT 5.1). System Information on my local machine says that I have >>> Windows XP SP3 installed. Registry Entry for Windows XP has correct values. >>> All other WIN XP functions work OK. Hwree does WIndows Update get the >>> operating-system version info from? >>> >>> How do I fix registry (where?) so Windows Update detects correct operating >>> system version and goes to correct page (not vistadefault.aspx but rather >>> default.aspx)?
No matter what. I am reporting what has happened. Perhaps there is another root cause. Can I fix the registry? How? Thanks. "Leonard Grey" wrote: > Uninstalling IE 8 - done according to Microsoft's instructions - has not > been reported to cause the problems you are experiencing. Something else > caused your problems. > --- > Leonard Grey > Errare humanum est > > Eric G. wrote: > > I uninstalled IE8 > > > > "Leonard Grey" wrote: > > > >> What does "rolled back to IE7" mean? > >> --- > >> Leonard Grey > >> Errare humanum est > >> > >> Eric G. wrote: > >>> Operating System - WIN XP SP3 - After install, IE8 performance was slower > >>> than IE7. So, I rolled back to IE7. Now I can't update WIN XP automatically. > >>> WIN Update detects operating-system version as Vista (Windows NT 6.0) NOT XP > >>> (Windows NT 5.1). System Information on my local machine says that I have > >>> Windows XP SP3 installed. Registry Entry for Windows XP has correct values. > >>> All other WIN XP functions work OK. Hwree does WIndows Update get the > >>> operating-system version info from? > >>> > >>> How do I fix registry (where?) so Windows Update detects correct operating > >>> system version and goes to correct page (not vistadefault.aspx but rather > >>> default.aspx)? >
What registry data are used by the windows update services? Where are the registry items? What are the correct values for WIn XP vs. Vista? "Eric G." wrote: > No matter what. I am reporting what has happened. Perhaps there is another > root cause. > > Can I fix the registry? How? > > Thanks. > > "Leonard Grey" wrote: > > > Uninstalling IE 8 - done according to Microsoft's instructions - has not > > been reported to cause the problems you are experiencing. Something else > > caused your problems. > > --- > > Leonard Grey > > Errare humanum est > > > > Eric G. wrote: > > > I uninstalled IE8 > > > > > > "Leonard Grey" wrote: > > > > > >> What does "rolled back to IE7" mean? > > >> --- > > >> Leonard Grey > > >> Errare humanum est > > >> > > >> Eric G. wrote: > > >>> Operating System - WIN XP SP3 - After install, IE8 performance was slower > > >>> than IE7. So, I rolled back to IE7. Now I can't update WIN XP automatically. > > >>> WIN Update detects operating-system version as Vista (Windows NT 6.0) NOT XP > > >>> (Windows NT 5.1). System Information on my local machine says that I have > > >>> Windows XP SP3 installed. Registry Entry for Windows XP has correct values. > > >>> All other WIN XP functions work OK. Hwree does WIndows Update get the > > >>> operating-system version info from? > > >>> > > >>> How do I fix registry (where?) so Windows Update detects correct operating > > >>> system version and goes to correct page (not vistadefault.aspx but rather > > >>> default.aspx)? > >
It is likely that malware protection was not disabled when I uninstalled. That may be the root cause of the problem. However, hopw do I fix this short of a clan install of WIN XP? "Leonard Grey" wrote: > Uninstalling IE 8 - done according to Microsoft's instructions - has not > been reported to cause the problems you are experiencing. Something else > caused your problems. > --- > Leonard Grey > Errare humanum est > > Eric G. wrote: > > I uninstalled IE8 > > > > "Leonard Grey" wrote: > > > >> What does "rolled back to IE7" mean? > >> --- > >> Leonard Grey > >> Errare humanum est > >> > >> Eric G. wrote: > >>> Operating System - WIN XP SP3 - After install, IE8 performance was slower > >>> than IE7. So, I rolled back to IE7. Now I can't update WIN XP automatically. > >>> WIN Update detects operating-system version as Vista (Windows NT 6.0) NOT XP > >>> (Windows NT 5.1). System Information on my local machine says that I have > >>> Windows XP SP3 installed. Registry Entry for Windows XP has correct values. > >>> All other WIN XP functions work OK. Hwree does WIndows Update get the > >>> operating-system version info from? > >>> > >>> How do I fix registry (where?) so Windows Update detects correct operating > >>> system version and goes to correct page (not vistadefault.aspx but rather > >>> default.aspx)? >
On Jun 28, 12:09 am, Eric G. wrote: > I uninstalled IE8 > > "Leonard Grey" wrote: > > What does "rolled back to IE7" mean? > > --- > > Leonard Grey > > Errare humanum est > > > Eric G. wrote: > > > Operating System - WIN XP SP3 - After install, IE8 performance was slower > > > than IE7. So, I rolled back to IE7. Now I can't update WIN XP automatically. > > > WIN Update detects operating-system version as Vista (Windows NT 6.0) NOT XP > > > (Windows NT 5.1). System Information on my local machine says that I have > > > Windows XP SP3 installed. Registry Entry for Windows XP has correct values. > > > All other WIN XP functions work OK. Hwree does WIndows Update get the > > > operating-system version info from? > > > > How do I fix registry (where?) so Windows Update detects correct operating > > > system version and goes to correct page (not vistadefault.aspx but rather > > > default.aspx)? Uninstalled IE 8 how??? There might have also been several separate update to IE 8 that might still be "installed" and need to be uninstalled also. Also, you may need to also roll-back IE 7 back to IE 6 and then reinstall IE 7.
