Firefox 3.5.1 installed, but whatbrowser.org thinks that I'm using IE6 - as does twitter and youtube. I've reinstalled Firefox and disabled AddOns, but it is still registering as IE6. Any ideas?
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Type "About:config" in the address bar, and check for a setting called "general.useragent.override." If it's there, delete it. If it's not there, make sure you don't have a plugin like "useragentswitcher" or useragentbar" installed. |
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If you are at a school or work it could be the result of a proxy they are using. |
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Make sure you check the useragent. Sometimes, I've seen browsers that are IE 8, but have something in their UA that says something similar to, |
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There are good answers above: about:config useragent, any useragent switching plugins, and possibly a proxy. You can try to debug this by checking your headers going out. Try LiveHeaders. Check the UserAgent in the request. If it's straight Mozilla, you have a proxy. If it's not (says IE (compatible Mozilla) or whatever, you have changed your settings. |
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