How can I detect if a browser is IE 8 or IE 9 without Javascript?

How can I detect if a browser is IE 8 or IE 9 without Javascript?

References

Reference NO 1

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5574842/best-way-to-check-for-ie-less-than-9-in-javascript-without-library

Reference NO 2

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15195758/how-can-i-detect-if-a-browser-is-ie-8-or-ie-9-without-javascript

Reference NO 3

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/howtoscript

Reference NO 4

https://github.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate/issues/1002

Reference NO 5

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/five-reasons-not-to-upgrade-to-windows-internet-explorer-9/817

Reference NO 6

http://css-tricks.com/snippets/javascript/test-for-ie-in-javascript/

Reference NO 7

http://misteroneill.com/journal/detecting-ie-versions-in-javascript-without-user-agent-sniffing-or-feature-detection/

Reference NO 8

http://www.jquery4u.com/browsers-2/check-ie-version/