Re: Exchange 2003 SP2 & Internet Explorer 7 Compatibility?

Maybe you should uninstall internet exporer 7 from your server and then go
ahead and install SP2.

Here are the instructions to unnistall IE7.
How do I... Uninstall Microsoft Internet Explorer 7?

November 16, 2006



Takeaway:
Contrary to common mythology, it is indeed possible to uninstall
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7. Mark Kaelin shows you how in this
step-by-step guide.





This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.

The venerable Web browser continues to evolve. No longer just an application
for displaying HTML, the Web browser now has to handle JavaScript, PHP,
Java, Active X controls, loosely coupled Web services, plug-ins, multimedia,
XML, RSS feeds and more. The Web browser has become an integral part of the
total computer experience. All of those expectations make choosing a
preferred browser more important than many ever thought it would or should
be.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) and Mozilla Firefox 2 are the latest Web
browser contenders for your attention (apologies to fans of Opera and other
Web browsers, but these are the two that garner the most attention). Many of
us have tried both and made a decision about which is the browser of choice.

If you have chosen Firefox 2, then you may want to uninstall IE7. But this
brings up two questions: Can you uninstall IE7 and if you can how do you do
it? The answers are: Yes, you can and here's how.

Uninstall IE7
If your installation of IE7 was successful and uneventful, then uninstalling
it is relatively simple process. The following steps will uninstall IE7 and
restore IE 6.

a.. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
b.. Click Add or Remove Programs.
c.. Scroll down to Windows Internet Explorer 7, click it, and then click
Change/Remove.
If for some reason Windows Internet Explorer 7 does not appear in the Add or
Remove Programs, you should:

a.. Open Windows Explorer
b.. Click Tools | Folder Options
c.. Click the View tab
d.. Make sure the radio button next to Show hidden files and folders is on
e.. Click OK
f.. Click Start, and then click Run
g.. Type: %windir%\ie7\spuninst\spuninst.exe into the text box and click
Enter
Specified user account
In some cases, you may get an error message when you try to uninstall IE7
that says you cannot uninstall from a specified user account. To get around
this check you will have to edit the Windows Registry.

Warning: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can cause the Windows
operating system to stop functioning completely. This is a advanced
operation and you are encouraged to back up the Windows Registry before you
attempt any editing of the file. You have been warned.

Bypass the user account check with this Windows Registry edit:

a.. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then press ENTER.
b.. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer.
c.. Right-click the Internet Explorer key, click New, and then click DWORD
value.
d.. Type InstalledByUser as the name, and then press ENTER to finish
creating the new registry value.
e.. Try to uninstall Internet Explorer 7 again.


"Andy David {MVP}" <adavid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:av5cr2devtd9vh2937jsocdqr8j1n9lhvi@xxxxxxxxxx
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 06:05:00 -0800, Susie
<Susie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thanks for the prompt response, I have just found an article / issue
relating
to SP2 on the web and tested out ESM on my current Exchange 2003 SP1
running
Internet Explorer 7 server. I've get the same error as detailed below, so
the issue looks to be with IE7 and ESM and not service pack specific,
should
I wait for a hot fix from MS prior to upgrading to SP2 ?

Well, Sp1 is past its support, so it may or may not get an update for
that issue. The hotfix for your issue will no doubt require SP2 to be
installed already.


From ESM, attempting to access 'Help, Help Topics' or any context Help
causes the application to crash:
When looking at the Event Viewer you see Event ID 1000 in the Application
log:

Microsoft is aware of this "issue" and are working on a fix. So until one
is
available, I would strongly recommend against installing IE7 on the (or
any)
server.



app: contentfilter.dll; module hhctrl.ocx; address 0x00013368
app: maildsmx.dll; module unknown; address 0x00d2e6b1
app: exadmin.dll; module unknown; address 0x00d0fd11 (varies)




"Andy David {MVP}" wrote:

On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 05:06:01 -0800, Susie
<Susie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Are there any compatibility issues with running Internet Explorer 7 and
installing and running Exchange 2003 SP2?

We are running rather late upgrading to SP2 and are planning to upgrade
this
weekend. The backend server in question has Internet Explorer 7
already
installed on it.


Could be for a client:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=924334




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