I am trying to install IE 8 on server 2003 R2 sp1 (32bit), I am using the installer from Microsoft downloads "IE8-WindowsServer2003-x86-ENU.exe but get the error "Internet Explorer 8 is not supported on this Operating System". I currently have IE 7.0.5730.13.
This is the error from the ie8_main.log
00:00.000: ====================================================================
00:00.000: Started: 2011/03/10 (Y/M/D) 17:01:02.615 (local)
00:00.000: Time Format in this log: MM:ss.mmm (minutes:seconds.milliseconds)
00:00.000: Command line: e:\6a5ca297bc07c137ab6410\update\iesetup.exe
00:00.000: INFO: Checking version for e:\6a5ca297bc07c137ab6410\update\iesetup.exe: 8.0.6001.18702
00:00.125: INFO: Acquired Package Installer Mutex
00:00.141: INFO: Operating System: Windows Server: 5.2.3790 (Service Pack 1)
00:00.141: ERROR: Failed to pass system version validation checks.
00:00.141: ERROR: Message to User: Your operating system is not supported by this setup program
Any help would be appreciated as I am trying to run an Application through IE and IE 8 is supposed to help speed up the app and fix some memory issues with the iexplore version 7