IE7 Available as Automatic Update in Q4 Davis D. Janowski - PC Magazine http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20060726/tc_zd/184385
In typical fashion, Microsoft has issued notice that they are planning to do something sometime in the future—in this case make the final version of IE7 available to customers as a high-priority Windows Update shortly after the finalized browser becomes available sometime in Q4 of this year. This quasi-announcement was posted to the IE7 developer's blog on Wednesday, ostensibly as a means of ensuring better security among Windows users relying on Microsoft's IE6 or beta versions of IE7; it's also likely a means of testing the somewhat tepid waters surrounding the new browser. According to the posting, users accepting the update will have the choice of not installing the update or uninstalling the update later (though uninstalling might require some finagling). One point to keep in mind about IE7 is that this browser is not an update of IE6; it is built on an entirely new code base. Still, Microsoft has programmed the install in such a way that you will not be able to have the two browsers on the same Windows machine at the same time. It is possible now to uninstall beta versions of IE7 and return to IE6; and we've been told by Microsoft representatives that this will be true of the finalized IE7. Unlike most Automatic Updates, where users only get information about the update if they've configured their settings to allow them the choice of reviewing the update, XP users will be presented with a welcome screen providing the choices to "Install, "Don't Install," or "Ask Me Later." If you happen to work in a larger organization and are wondering how this might affect you, worry not, your IT department will be able to block the update and have it initiate on their own schedule using a free Internet Explorer 7 Blocker Toolkit meant for enterprise customers. Admins in need of additional information should visit the Windows Update/Microsoft Update site on TechNet. Reply with a "Thank you" if you liked this post. _____________________________ MEDIANEWS mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
