Re: windows internet7.0

Rock wrote:
An individual user doesn't need to run this toolkit to block IE7
installs. This toolkit is intended for administrators who want to
block it on a group of computers. It makes changes to the
registry. Why would you go to all that trouble for a single user?
All an individual user has to do is go to windows update through
internet explorer, do a custom scan, and hide the IE7 update.

Dominique wrote:
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I didn't know that so I guess there must be a lot of people that
don't know that either and if they setup automatic updates...

What the toolkit did is that it puts IE7 in Optional updates
instead of Critical updates in the Windows Update page. I didn't
find that was much trouble using that toolkit. Thanks anyway for
your info.

Shenan Stanley wrote:
You have inferred that people who setup automatic updates will get
Internet Explorer unknowingly...

Automatic Updates does *not* mean the Internet Explorer will get
installed. 9 times out of 10 - it will, because users just assume
they should click OK when a popup happens (or 'I agree' or some
other affirmative answer..) After all - nothing that pops up on
their LOCAL machine could be bad, right? *grin*
This is what malware writers DEPEND on..

Visit this link:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/updatemanagement/windowsupdate/ie7announcement.mspx

Where it states,
"... 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 ..."

and

"... 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
..."

The prompt (that even those with Automatic updates enabled) get when
Internet Explorer begins to install can be found in a screenshot on
the page above...

Dominique wrote:
You said it... 9 times out of 10 is a good average.

I don't know nothing, but IE70blocker prevents IE7 to be included
with the critical updates, I wanted to share that and I don't feel
it's a lot of trouble for a single user to use it.

I don't want IE7 on my machine for now and this tool does the job.

I was not arguing that the tool was not a good thing for you or it might not
be a good thing for others - although I personally do think it is overkill
for a home user. I was arguing that the problem is not that Internet
Explorer is being offered as a download - but that people do not pay
attention to what they consider nothing more than high-tech toasters that
allow them to pass pictures and jokes amongst family and friends on the
'interweb'...

First - my number is a guess based off nothing more than conjecture and a
slight amount of experience with the 'high-tech toaster' phenomenon I
mentioned. You may offer it all you want - but I and others may feel one
should be offered all alternatives... Such as the fact that the end-user is
not forced into anything if they just 'pay attention'.

Someone else responding in the same thread as you pointing out that fact is
not attacking you personally - they are just making sure that all the facts
are given. There's many ways to do many things. Where I feel it would be
better if people paid more attention to the world around them, you may feel
it is easier to offer up the tool that allows people to remain oblivious if
they desire to. Neither is incorrect.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
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