"Donald Anadell" <danadell@nospamersmikrotec.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> You would think MS would change that GUI Help||About version number to
> reflect the patched(updated) core files in IE7, but alas that is not the
> case. The Version Number you see in the Help||About section(7.0.5730.11)
> is in fact the Latest Version Number for IE7 on a Windows XP SP2 machine,
> refer to:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/164539
>
> Version Displayed in the GUI Help\About section:
> Major Version.Minor Version.Build Number.Sub-build Number
> Major Version=7.
> Minor Verison=0.
> Build Number=5730.
> Sub-Build Number=11
>
> This can be varified at the following Registry Key:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
> DWORD Value = Build
> DATA Value = 75730
> DWORD Value = Version
> DATA Value=7.0.5730.11
>
> However there have been changes to the core files along the way, and the
> Latest Version of iexplore.exe(IE7 Executable) on a fully patch Windows XP
> SP2 machine.
> C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
> Should be Version 7.0.6000.16512
>
> Mshtml.dll (the heart of Internet Explorer) has also been modified several
> times since IE7 for Windows XP SP2 was released.
> Initial Version = 7.0.5730.11
> Latest Version = 7.0.6000.16525 (Applied by KB937143 Cumulative Update for
> IE7)
>
> Good luck,
>
> Donald Anadell
>
>
> "Paul Woodsford" <paul.woodsford@NO SPAMvirgin.net> wrote in message
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>> "SAM-R" <SAM-R@news.postalias> wrote in message
>> news:O0D4WDF7HHA.5752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> The latest build was just released as part of the Aug. Updates.
>>> 7.0.6000.16512
>>> You can check the version of ieexplorer.exe which is found in Program
>>> Files/ Internet Explorer.
>>> This by the way is the same build number as in Vista.
>>>
>>> "Paul Woodsford" <paul.woodsford@NO SPAMvirgin.net> wrote in message
>>> news:%23WCK%23gB7HHA.5316@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> What is the latest IE7 version number for XP Home SP2 fully updated.
>>>> My version number is: 7.05730.11
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>>>
>>
>> I'm confused, ProgramFiles / Iexplore / Iexplore.exe version =
>> 7.00.6000.16512 (vista_gdr.070625-1522)
>> Created = 4 November 2004, 07:49:00
>> Modified = 27 June 2007, 09:27:30
>>
>> BUT fire up IE7 and goto Help / About and this shows version 7.05730.11
>>
>> Is this normal?????
>>
>>
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>
>

Thanks for that info Donald.


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