IE6 Version Release: What does 'xpsp2' mean?

[clintonG]

Using XP Pro SP1a with all Windows Updates installed using
IE reports itself as...

Version 6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2.030422-1633.
Update Versions: SP1, Q867801; Q823353

I need to know and understand what the presence of 'xpsp2'
indicates as I never knowingly installed any version of XP SP2
which the IE version infers.

 

[PA Bear]

That has nothing to do with WinXP SP2 and you do not have it installed. You
are running a fully updated version of IE6-SP1 in a relatively new version
of WinXP SP1a. If you had SP2 installed, your IE version would be
6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_...
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=windowsxpsp2

What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

AumHa Forums
http://forum.aumha.org

 

[clintonG]

Thanks for that confirmation. The IE versioning identifiers are
confusing in this regard.

<%= Clinton Gallagher