According to: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/automaticupdates/default.mspx
"Automatic Updates will first notify you when Internet Explorer 7 is ready to install and then show a welcome screen that presents key features and the choice to accept, decline or postpone installation. Alternately, you will be able to visit the Windows Update or Microsoft Update sites and obtain Internet Explore 7 by performing an "Express" scan for high-priority updates." So, installation will not happen silently, and the user must confirm to make it happen. Ergo, the user will know that they have downloaded a new browser. In that case, it's no big deal IMHO. I run my own WSUS server so I only get the updates that my I.T. admin has approved. :) Carl -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wayne Johnson Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 5:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: IE 7 Via AutoUpdate What's your opinion on the fact that MSFT is going to call this a High Priority via Windows Update later this year? >To help our customers become more secure and up-to-date, Microsoft >will distribute Internet Explorer 7 as a high-priority update via >Automatic Updates for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 soon after >the final version of the browser is released (planned for fourth quarter 2006). If you have Windows Auto-Update turned on then you'll never know that you downloaded a new browser until you run IE & voila' you'll be running version 7. I personally have my Auto-Update set to "Notify me but don't automatically download or install them" so it's not as much of a problem. I would rather download & install IE 7 RTM [released to manufacturing] edition on another machine before I use it on my main production machine. Of course one can download IE 7 beta 3 for Xp Sp2 at <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4c1a8fbe-fb6a-47ac -867d-bb1f17e477ee&displaylang=en> One can have the auto-update of just IE to version 7 turned off via a tool that MSFT has provided <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4516A6F7-5D44-482B -9DBD-869B4A90159C&displaylang=en> and there is an FAQ about it at <http://www.microsoft.com/technet/updatemanagement/windowsupdate/ie7blockert oolfaq.mspx> ----------+---------- Wayne D. Johnson Ashland, OH, USA 44805 <http://www.wavijo.com> -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
