Windows Update - Detects Incorrect Operating System

[Eric G.]

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)?

 

[Leonard Grey]

What does "rolled back to IE7" mean?

 

[Eric G.]

I uninstalled IE8

What does "rolled back to IE7" mean?

 

[Leonard Grey]

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.

 

[Eric G.]

No matter what. I am reporting what has happened. Perhaps there is another
root cause.

Can I fix the registry? How?

Thanks.

 

[Eric G.]

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.]

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?

 

[smlunatick]

I uninstalled IE8

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.