Nor do I, especially given how it plays havoc with Windows Mail. Besides
I've had more crashes with IE9 than I ever have with IE8.
They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Kiehne" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: Microsoft WillAuto-Update Internet Explorer Users.
Because at this point in time, I don't want to be stuck with IE9.
-----Original Message-----
From: Katherine Moss
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 8:56 AM
To: Russ Kiehne ; [email protected]
Subject: RE: Microsoft WillAuto-Update Internet Explorer Users.
What's wrong with staying up-to-date with the latest technology?
-----Original Message-----
From: Russ Kiehne [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 11:39 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: FYI: Microsoft WillAuto-Update Internet Explorer Users.
I saw this on another list? Does anyone know anything about it?
We believe this is important enough that you need to be made aware of it.
This is all we currently know about this.
In Major Shift, Microsoft Will Auto-Update Internet Explorer Users.
Microsoft announced this morning that it will begin auto-updating Internet
Explorer users' PCs to the latest versions of the browser, a situation
that will vary somewhat according to which Windows version they're using.
This is similar to how Google's Chrome browser works, though Microsoft is
of course also providing corporations and end users with workarounds
should they wish to remain on their current IE version.
"In an evolution to our update model for Internet Explorer, we will be
instituting auto updates for IE users across Windows XP, Vista, and 7
using Windows Update," Internet Explorer senior director Ryan Gavin told
me earlier this week. "We'll start this process in January in Australia
and Brazil and then gradually scale up and roll it out worldwide."
Microsoft says that this change is good for all of its core browser
audiences, including consumers, developers, and the enterprise. It's good
for consumers because it lets them stay up to date and secure
automatically; all they need to do is enable Automatic Updates and the
browser will be updated as needed, with no prompts. It's good for
developers, because it lets them focus on the latest web technologies like
HTML 5 without worrying whether most users are accessing the web with a
modern browser.
And it's good for the enterprise because they can continue to use tools
like Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and the IE Automatic Update
Blocker toolkits to ensure that they can override this functionality and
update on their own schedules.
The experience will vary a bit depending on which version of Windows users
are running.
Those with Windows XP and Internet Explorer 6 will be updated to IE 8,
Gavin told me, because that's the most recent IE version supported on XP.
But users with Windows Vista or Windows 7 will be updated to IE 9.
Looking ahead, Microsoft will rollout Internet Explorer 10 along the same
lines as previous IE versions, first via several months of manual user
downloads only, followed by the addition of IE 10 to Windows Update. At
that point, it would be downloaded automatically to all supported Windows
versions.
Today, IE 8 and 9 are offered through Windows Update as an Important
update, Gavin noted, but the install process requires user interaction
and, often, a PC reboot. So many users skip the install or forget about
it. With this coming change, IE installs will now be automatic and will
occur with no user interaction. This ensures that they are always up to
date, as is the case with security updates and other fixes.
"IE is how millions of Windows customers connect to the Web, so keeping
that part of Windows updated at all times is critical to keeping them safe
online,"
a Microsoft blog post reads. "With Automatic Updates enabled through
Windows Update, customers can receive IE 9 and future versions of Internet
Explorer seamlessly without any 'update fatigue' issues."
Customers who have declined previous installs of IE 8 or 9 through Windows
Update will not be automatically updated, Microsoft added. And consumers
who wish to block any IE automatic updates can do so via an IE Blocker
Toolkit.
Versions are available today for IE 8 and 9, and Gavin told me one would
be made available for IE 10 in the future as well.
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