Even though IE 7 is just days from going gold, one can find still several Web sites and applications out there that don't work right with it. Microsoft identifies these sites as "problematic" and in need of updating (a characterization that doesn't endear the Softies to some of the more standards-compliant site owners out there, who say it's IE 7 that is breaking their wares,
Office Professional 2007, and not vice versa). Blame aside, what can users do who nonetheless need IE 6 to view certain internet sites and apps,
Microsoft Office 2010 Professional, but are unable to run it simultaneously with IE 7 on their systems, given that IE 7 overwrites IE 6? Microsoft's User Agent String Utility Version 2 may be just the ticket. The applet temporarily tricks IE 7 into behaving like IE 6. User Agent String,
Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007, the latest release of which Microsoft posted to its download site in mid-September,
Office 2007 Enterprise, is a "utility that opens an Web Explorer 7.0 window that is configured to report its identity to website pages as being World-wide-web Explorer 6.0,
Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007," according to Microsoft's description. The download is freely out there for XP and Windows Server 2003 systems. It does require users to submit to Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) checks before downloading.