Despite the fact that IE 7 is just days from heading gold,
Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007, there are actually nevertheless a number of Internet sites and applications out there that don't work right with it. Microsoft identifies these websites as "problematic" and in need of updating (a characterization that doesn't endear the Softies to some of the more standards-compliant site owners available, who say it's IE 7 that is breaking their wares, and not vice versa). Blame aside, what can users do who still need IE 6 to view certain internet sites and apps, 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 seven into behaving like IE 6. User Agent String, the latest release of which Microsoft posted to its download site in mid-September, is a "utility that opens an Net Explorer 7.0 window that is configured to report its identity to web sites as being World wide web Explorer 6.0," according to Microsoft's description. The download is freely attainable for XP and Windows Server 2003 systems. It does require users to submit to Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) checks before downloading.