Many users, in particular those with new installs, are being told by Windows Updates that IE9 is not installed when it is.
Just a heads up in case any user is experiencing this, it isn't your fault, it is a little 'screw up' by Windows Updates.
Ongoing thread here
*please note this is not a post where members should add...'use any another browser' or ' only use IE8'. This is a targeted post for a certain set of people with this problem.