258346 - Web page says i need internet explorer to view or download certain sites/files

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 28321

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Enaze Uddin]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040803 Firefox/0.9.3
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040803 Firefox/0.9.3

When i go to www.microsoft.com and go to windows update or office update, it
always asks for internet explorer to be opened or downloaded. This is what is said:

Thank you for your interest in Windows Update

Windows Update is the online extension of Windows that helps you get the most
out of your computer.

You need to be running a version of Internet Explorer 5 or higher in order to
use Windows Update.

Download the latest version of Internet Explorer

Once Internet Explorer is installed, you can go to the Windows Update site by
typing http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com into the address bar of Internet Explorer.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go to www.microsoft.com
2. Click on windows update or office update
3. Error occurs

Actual Results:  
I got an error saying that i needed internet explorer.

Expected Results:  
Let the file install using Firefox.

Mozilla Firefox ROCKS!!!
I think its the best browser yet!!

Comment 1

[Bill Mason]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 28321 ***