That's the first I've seen this article. Good explaination how it works and what to do or not to do.. I'm still alittle confused about the current Jaws 7.10 working with this or waiting for Jaws 8 to come out that supports it.
Hailley ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ferrin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 4:42 PM Subject: [jaws-users] IE 7 FYI >I don't recall if this has been posted here or not already. Either way >here > goes. > David Ferrin > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/updatemanagement/windowsupdate/ie7announcement.mspx > > Internet Explorer 7 will be delivered through Automatic Updates - > customers > should complete preparations by November 1 > Published: July 26, 2006 | Updated: October 15, 2006 > > To help customers become more secure and up-to-date, Microsoft will > distribute Internet Explorer 7 as a high-priority update via Automatic > Updates and the Windows Update and Microsoft Update sites. Internet > Explorer > 7 will be available for users of genuine Windows XP SP2, Windows XP 64-bit > Edition, and Windows Server 2003 SP1. > > This announcement provides an overview of the delivery process and options > available to IT Administrators to prevent delivery of Internet Explorer 7 > to > their organization through Automatic Updates. Customers wishing to block > the > delivery of Internet Explorer 7 into their organization should have > blocking > measures complete by November 1. Distribution of Internet Explore 7 by > Automatic Updates will take several months to complete. Microsoft will > revise this announcement with more information in the future. > > Automatic Updates Delivery Process > > The automatic delivery process will notify users that an update is > available > and allow users to choose whether to install Internet Explorer 7. The > process is described below and screenshots are included at the bottom of > this page. > > Automatic Updates will only offer Internet Explorer 7 to users with local > administrator accounts. Automatic Updates will notify all such users > (including those with Automatic Updates configured to automatically > download > and install updates) when Internet Explorer 7 has been downloaded and is > ready to install. The notification and installation process will not start > unless and until a user who is a local administrator logs on to the > machine. > Users who are not local administrators will not be prompted to install the > update and will thus continue using Internet Explorer 6. > > After clicking on the Automatic Updates notification balloon, users will > see > a welcome screen summarizing key features of Internet Explorer 7 and > presenting three options - Install, Don't Install, and Ask Me Later. > > Table with 2 columns and 3 rows > . > > If a user selects "Install": The installation process will commence and > require Windows Genuine Advantage validation and a re-boot to complete. > Installation of Internet Explorer 7 will not override a user's default > browser choice and will transfer the user's previous homepage, favorites, > search settings and compatible toolbars. When the user launches Internet > Explorer 7, a first-run experience will be offered highlighting new > features > and changes. > . > > If a user selects "Don't Install": The notification process will not > re-prompt the user to install at a later time; however, any user who is a > local administrator will be able to install Internet Explorer 7 at any > time > as an optional update from the Windows Update and Microsoft Update sites > or > from the Microsoft Download Center. > . > > If a user selects "Ask Me Later": The install process will not proceed and > Automatic Updates will start notifying the user that an update is > available > using the same process (notification balloon and welcome screen) within > approximately 24 hours. table end > > Internet Explorer 7 will replace Internet Explorer 6 on a user's machine. > However, users may roll back to Internet Explorer 6 by uninstalling > Internet > Explorer 7 via the Windows Control Panel Add/Remove Programs utility. > > Note If a user has installed Internet Explorer 7 and subsequently removes > it, Automatic Updates will re-offer Internet Explorer 7 to that machine > using the process above in order to bring it up to date. In this case, a > user need only select the "don't install" option at the welcome screen. > Internet Explorer 7 will no longer be presented by Automatic Updates. Top > of > page Top of page > > Options for Blocking Automatic Delivery > > Microsoft recommends that organizations who are using Automatic Updates in > their environments and wish to prevent users from automatically receiving > Internet Explorer 7 take one or more of the following steps: > > 1. > > Download and deploy the Internet Explorer 7 Blocker Toolkit. The > non-expiring Blocker Toolkit (available from the Microsoft Download Center > here) includes both a Group Policy template and a script that set a > registry > key to prevent Automatic Updates and the Windows Update and Microsoft > Update > sites from offering Internet Explorer 7 as a high-priority update. (Note: > The Blocker Toolkit will not prevent users who are local administrators > from > manually installing Internet Explorer 7 from, for example, external media > or > the Microsoft Download Center.) > > 2. > > Deploy an update management solution that provides full control over the > updates deployed to computers in your network. Microsoft offers the free > Windows Server Update Services and the more advanced Systems Management > Server 2003 update management products. IT Administrators using an update > management solution should use the standard features of their product, > rather than the Blocker Toolkit, to control Internet Explorer 7 > distribution. > > 3. > > Prevent users from running as local administrators on their computers. > Users > who are not local administrators will not be offered the update and can be > restricted from manually installing Internet Explorer 7 (or any other > application). (Click here for more information on user account > management.) > > 4. > > Instruct users to decline Internet Explorer 7 when Automatic Updates > notifies them that the update is available to install. If the above > options > are not feasible for your organization, you can also instruct your users > to > choose "Don't Install" when prompted by the Internet Explorer 7 welcome > screen. Users will not need to take special action to receive > notification, > and all users will have the ability to decline installation. > > -- > > > > > Visit the JAWS Users list home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the JAWS Users List > send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Yahoo! 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