IE7 Compatibility View Exception

Question

We have still Windows XP with Internet Explorer IE 8 running.

As we were not yet able to do a compatiblity check for all web applications, we configured our IE that all Intranet sites run in compatibility mode.

Unfortunately a new Intranet web application will be implemented next month, which requires IE8 and which does not have a metatag in the code and we cannot add a metatag :-(

Is there an option to define an exception for the GPO setting " Turn on Internet Explorer Standards MOde for Local Intranet"?

Or any other idea how we get our problem fixed.

 

Thanks!

Infantin

Answer 1

You can force the compatibility mode by sending a special header to the browser by IIS. In IIS you can do it by going to the properties dialog for your website and adding it on the HTTP Headers tab: add custom header.

Custom Header name: X-UA-Compatible

Custom Header value: IE=8

Answer 2

For IE7 compatibility:

Custom Header name: X-UA-Compatible

Custom Header value: IE=7