Re: IE7 "upgrade" again?

Jeff wrote:
Today, the yellow shield with exclamation appeared on my taskbar
informing me that there were upgrades ready for my XP system. I
have my Windows upgrades set to notify me but to let me decide what
upgrades to install. So far I have accepted all the critical
upgrades except IE7 because I had problems with it and did not like
it. When I went though the windows upgrade screens I found that
the upgrade it was telling me I needed was IE7.

That surprised me because I had long ago set the IE7 upgrade as
"hidden" to "do not show me this one again". I reset it to that
setting but am wondering what happened that could have changed my
preference setting. Is there something different about this
particular IE7 upgrade?

Yes, this is a new build of IE7. It's your choice whether to install
it or not.

1. Can it be uninstalled like the other IE7 thus restoring the IE6
installation?
2. Can it now be installed while keeping IE 6 installed and working
till I know whether I want it or not?

A1. Yes.
A2. No.

You'd hidden the old IE7 installer. While a new one was released ~04
Oct-07, it was temporarily not being offered as a High Priority
Update via AU/WU/MU, but it started being offered again late last
week. If you don't want to install it, simply Hide it again.

Description of the Windows Internet Explorer 7 Installation and
Availability Update:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940767

Required reading IMHO before installing IE7:

Sandi's Installation Tips <= FOLLOW THESE TIPS TO THE LETTER!
http://www.ie-vista.com/known_issues.html#pre-install

[And I strongly recommend using
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx as the
installation source, not Automatic/Windows Update. Make *certain*
that you check in at Windows Update immediately after installing IE7
and install any critical updates offered. If Optional Updates
category offers Root Certificates update, I recommend installing it
to take full advantage of IE7's additional security.]

IEBlog : IE7 Installation and Anti-Malware Applications
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/11/IE7-Installation-and-Anti_2D00_Malware-Applications.aspx

What's New in Internet Explorer 7
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms649487.aspx

Release Notes
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/Aa740486.aspx

Those with IE7-specific questions or comments are asked to post to
and seek support in this newsgroup:
microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

Thank you for all the useful info. I will follow the links you provided
though I am in no hurry to go to IE7.

Jeff


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