Microsoft Update now works with IE7
When
Internet Explorer 7 Beta released to testers it left testers with a broken Windows Update that wouldn't load properly, disabling the ability to update Windows with critical patches that have been released since the end of July. This seems to of been fixed and on my PC it even redirects to Microsoft Update before my chosen homepage is loaded.
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Microsoft: IE6 vs. IE7 vs. IE7 in Vista
As in the case of the inhouse competition between Windows XP and Windows Vista, due to its prolonged support strategy, Microsoft is also one of its most fierce and stubborn competitors on the browser market.
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6.12.2007 Convert your firefox favorites and feeds into IE7 with "Firefox To IE7"
My friend blake, who runs windowscoding.com, has just posted this really useful application to his blog..
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30.7.2006 Microsoft plans to issue non-update update for Win 7
Microsoft will spit out dummy updates for Windows 7 beta testers next week that will probe the forthcoming operating system’s updating abilities.
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20.2.2009 Windows Update versus Ubuntu Update
A few months ago, Steve Ballmer publicly noted that Windows Vista was “a work in progress.” That inspired a predictable outpouring of Vista-bashing.
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15.7.2008 Windows Update Blocker Tool Kit - Block Automatic Windows Vista SP2 Update
After availability of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 for public download I am sure many users would have already installed Vista Service Pack 2 to see the performance improvements and its advisable to install Windows Vista sp2 as it has many noticeable changes and also includes all the fixes released after Vista sp1.
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27.5.2009 IE7 features
Internet Explorer 7: Now in beta testing for developers
The first stage of the beta process for Internet Explorer 7 has begun?developer testing! The latest version of the world?s most popular Web browser has been released for technical evaluation, feedback, and testing by software and Web site developers.
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The First Year of IE7
It’s been a little over a year since we released IE7 on Windows XP and for Windows Vista, so I thought it would be worthwhile to talk about where we are after the year.
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3.12.2007 IE7 Security features
All web browsers make security decisions based upon URIs. Many security features, from Security Zones to the JavaScript same-origin policy, depend on the browser being able to consistently evaluate URIs to determine their components, and to compare them to other URIs.
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IE7 getting the Google treatment
For those of you who have downloaded Windows Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview you might get a surprise when visiting the Google.com webpage.
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9.2.2006 Screenshots IE7 push
Microsoft will distribute Internet Explorer 7 as a high-priority update via Automatic Updates and the Windows Update and Microsoft Update sites shortly after the final version of Internet Explorer 7 is released (planned for the 4th quarter of 2006). I
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31.7.2006 Three million of IE7 in first 4 days
IEBLOG: In the first four days over three million of you have already downloaded the final release.
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25.10.2006 IE7 Beta 2 now available in multiple languages
After endless nights and countless slices of pizza, the IE team is proud to announce the availability of Arabic, Finnish, and German versions of IE7 Beta 2 in addition to the English versions we released a week and a half ago.
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8.5.2006 IE7 Beta 3 now available in multiple languages
The IE team is proud to announce the availability of Arabic, Finnish, German and Japanese versions of IE7 Beta 3 in addition to the English versions we released a week and a half ago.
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12.7.2006 IE7 Release Candidate builds are on the way
Todd from IEBlog yesterday posted on his MSDN blog about the future of IE7 as well as some tidbits about when to expect release candidate and final builds. You can find this information in the comments section
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4.8.2006 IE7 Issues Fixed On Forums
On the Bink.nu Forums, we use a component called FreeTextBox for users to enter their posts. Aparently, there was a small bug that prevented people from posting in IE7. I have updated the script files, and we are all fixed.
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9.8.2006On the Bink. IE7 - WMP11 Launch News
According to a new Vista-related press release on Microsoft's site, Windows Media Player 11 will be released to the public on October 24th.
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13.10.2006 Microsoft Planning Life After IE7
You won't have to wait another five years to see a new browser from Microsoft.
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16.10.2006 Microsoft's Response to IE7 vulnerability
Official Statement: Microsoft is aware of public reports of a vulnerability in Outlook Express which is currently under investigation.
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20.10.2006 Attackers take aim at IE7 flaw
Microsoft is warning users to avoid suspicious websites and emails after attacks were reported on an unpatched flaw in Internet Explorer 7.
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29.10.2007 Microsoft outlines IE7 security plans
Microsoft is tightening up the way its Internet Explorer browser handles HTTPS for version 7, which is used to secure online transactions, in an attempt to give people more protection online.
In a posting on the Microsoft Internet Explorer blog, IE program manager Eric Lawrence said that IE7 would support the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol by default.
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Security Updates for IE7 and Vista Beta 1 Available Now
Security updates for Internet Explorer 7 Beta 1 and Internet Explorer in Windows Vista Beta 1 are now available from the Windows Vista/IE 7 beta downloads page on the Connect site. Direct links to these updates are also provided below. These security updates resolve a vulnerability in IE 7 Beta 1 and IE in Windows Vista Beta 1 that has already been addressed for released/supported versions of Internet Explorer by Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-052.
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Microsoft IE7 Beta 2 Public Preview
Microsoft is planning to release, to the public, a preview version of Internet Explorer 7.
Dubbed "Public Preview" the release includes tabbed browsing, page zoom, tab groups, RSS support and improved printing support. The release is expected to be available by this evening (GMT).
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31.1.2006 Microsoft Launches IE7 Bug Database
Testers will need a Passport account to access the Internet Explorer Feedback site.
Microsoft Corp. has launched a public bug database for Internet Explorer 7, which is currently in beta.
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28.3.2006 Google CEO Reiterates Concerns Over IE7
Search giant doesn't like the integrated search feature in Microsoft's browser.
The next release of Microsoft's Internet Explorer continues to concern Google, which nonetheless has no plans to develop a competing browser, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said today.
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1.6.2006 Yahoo! Ships Customized IE7 Beta 2
Recently at the IE Blog, they have posted a suprising yet pretty cool article talking about a customised version of IE7 with Yahoo! branding.
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15.6.2006 Microsoft will not rename IE7 in Windows Vista
IEblog: I had
mentioned a while back that we planned to call the version of IE7 in Windows Vista “Internet Explorer 7+”. Well, the feedback we got on the blog was overwhelming – many of you didn’t like it. So, as we’ve
said on our website, we heard you.
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5.8.2006 Microsoft's Responce to "2nd IE7 bug"
MSRC BLOG: This is Christopher Budd. I wanted to take a moment and let people know some information about a new public report about a possible vulnerability in Internet Explorer we’ve received today.
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27.10.2006 Vista, IE7 Clear of US Antitrust Concerns
The Justice Department will not be going after Microsoft for any antitrust concerns with Windows Vista or Internet Explorer 7.
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22.11.2006 Microsoft: Less Vulnerabilites in IE7 compared to Firefox
Microsoft today published a report that evaluates the security performance of Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox through a detailed comparative look at vulnerabilities.
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1.12.2007Microsoft: IE7 a
'High-Priority' Update
Microsoft announced
distribution plans for IE7 on
Wednesday, saying it would
make the next-generation
browser available as a
"high-priority"
download via the Automatic
Updates feature. However, the
company make available an
option to opt out of the
update...
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26.07.2006IE8 via Automatic Update for users running IE6 or IE7
Microsoft plans to distribute Internet Explorer 8 to computers running previous versions of IE (IE 6 or IE 7) via Automatic Updates starting from the
3rd week of April. The update will be rolled out gradually from a small user base to large number of users. The update will be a 'high
priority' update for systems running Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 and is an 'important' update for Windows Vista and Windows Server
2008. The final version of IE8 was distributed via automatic update recently to users still running pre-release versions of IE8, Beta 2/RC1.
Organizations can use the IE8 Blocker Toolkit to block automatic delivery of IE8.
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11.04.2009Interview: Microsoft Exec
Talks IE7, RSS
Following a decision to
release a standalone version
of IE7, browser development at
Microsoft has come fast and
furious. BetaNews this week
sat down with Gary Schare,
Director of IE Product
Management, to discuss the
changes coming in IE7,
Firefox's growth, and how
Microsoft will bring RSS to
the mainstream...
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18.02.2006WGA Removed From IE7 Update
From the
Internet Explorer Team Blog:
Almost a year ago, we released Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP. Since then, IE7 is well on its way to becoming the most used browser in the world,
and we've seen lots of evidence that IE7 makes it safer and easier to accomplish everyday tasks online. For example, the built-in Phishing Filter has
protected consumers from known phishing web sites an average of 900,000 times per week. IE7 is the first - and still the only - browser with native
support for Extended Validation SSL Certificates that help prevent online fraud. (Of course, tabbed browsing, QuickTabs, shrink-to-fit printing, an
easily customizable search box, CSS improvements, and some add-ons are all good things too.)
Because Microsoft takes its commitment to help
protect the entire Windows ecosystem seriously, we're updating the IE7 installation experience to make it available as broadly as possible to all
Windows users. With today's "Installation and Availability Update," Internet Explorer 7 installation will no longer require Windows Genuine
Advantage validation and will be available to all Windows XP users. If you are not already running IE7, you can get it now from the
Internet Explorer home page on Microsoft.com, get a customized version from a third-party
site, or, if you haven't already received it via Automatic Updates, this version will be delivered to you as we described previously. If you are
already running IE7, you will not be offered IE7 again by
Automatic Updates.
Additionally, we've made minor changes to IE7 for Windows XP based on customer feedback ->
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05.10.2007Microsoft Announces IE7+ for
Vista
In order to differentiate
between Internet Explorer 7 on
Windows XP and Vista,
Microsoft on Friday announced
"IE7+." The special
branding is designed to
highlight the additional
features IE7 will receive in
Vista, including Protected
Mode, parental controls, and
improved network diagnostics...
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27.05.2006Firefox 2.0 vs. IE7 in Vista: How Close?
Whatever Firefox 2.0 is, it
isn't "sweeping," and
nowhere does that fact become
more evident than in a Windows
Vista test environment. We
started up both IE7 and FF2 in
Vista, and were left
wondering, will Firefox users
be happy using their browser
in Vista without the
degree of changes they'd
experience with IE7?..
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26.10.2006Microsoft warns corporate users of auto-update to IE7
Microsoft Corp. has warned corporate administrators that it will push a new version of Internet Explorer 7 their way next month, and has posted
guidelines on how to ward off the automatic update if they want to keep the older IE6 browser on their companies' machines.
The IE7
upgrade scheduled to roll out via WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) on Feb. 12 was announced last October, when Microsoft said it would no longer
require users to prove they owned a legitimate copy of Windows XP before they were allowed to download the newer browser. Microsoft explained that the
move was prompted by security concerns.
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17.01.2008IE7 for Windows XP Moves to Optional Updates
Some of our members are
reporting that earlier today Microsoft
removed Internet Explorer 7
from Critical updates (or
forced Automatic Updates if
set to Automatic) to Optional
updates, after a brief
disappearance all together
from the Windows Update
site.
Initial
reports indicate that Windows
Server 2003 still gets IE7 as
a critical update, most likely
because of the in-built
"hardening" that forces
Internet Explorer to confirm
web browsing outside of the
local intranet. Hardening is
set by default on Windows
Server 2003, a significant
security update over IE6.
However, the forced
update to IE7 on Windows XP
systems had Microsoft
scrambling to issue a patch
that blocks IE7 from being
shown on Windows Update.
Generally speaking IT system
managers roll out a browser
update only after extensive
testing, not when Microsoft
makes it available. I'd say
this move is one where
Microsoft really is listening
to the customer, and has been
widely appreciated in our
board
discussion.
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22.02.2007Is there a new remote data execution exploit for IE7?
All that anyone knows for certain as of today is that there are some browsers that appear to be the victim of new attacks using a very old profile:
embedded binary code for graphic objects appearing in IE7 Web pages...
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11.12.2008IE October Security Update is Now Available
The
Internet Explorer Cumulative
Security Update for October 2007 is now available via
Windows
Update. Alternatively, you can receive this and all other Microsoft updates via the new Microsoft Update. I encourage you to upgrade to
Microsoft Update if you haven’t already to ensure
that you receive the latest updates for all Microsoft products.
This update addresses 1 remote code execution and 3 spoofing
vulnerabilities. This bulletin also includes killbits for some vulnerable ActiveX controls. For detailed information on the contents of this update,
please see the following documentation:
This Update is rated “Critical” for IE 5.01, IE6 Server
Pack 1 on Windows 2000, IE6 on Windows XP, IE7 on Windows XPSP2 and IE7 in Windows Vista; “Moderate” for IE6 on Windows Server 2003 and
IE7 on Windows Server 2003.
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10.10.2007The First Year of IE7
It’s been a little over a year since we released IE7 on Windows XP and for Windows Vista, so I thought it would be worthwhile to talk about
where we are after the year.
According to internal Microsoft research based on data from
Visual Sciences Corporation, there are over 300 million users are experiencing the web with IE7. This makes IE7 the
second most popular browser after IE6. IE7 is already #1 in the US and UK, and we expect IE7 to surpass IE6 worldwide shortly.
Perhaps more
important than the overall numbers is the positive impact IE7 has made for our users. As you know, we focused a lot on improving security in IE7. We
believe IE 7 is the safest Microsoft browser released to date. According to a
vulnerability report published today, IE7 has fewer vulnerabilities than previous versions of IE over the same time
period. What’s more, the report showed that IE7 had both fewer fixed and unfixed vulnerabilities in the first year than the other browsers we
compared.
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03.12.2007Microsoft to push IE8 as an automatic update
Microsoft has announced it plans to offer IE8 via Windows Update. In a move that will likely anger rivals such as Apple and Google, Microsoft will be
pushing Internet Explorer 8 via Windows Update. Google raised concerns back in 2006 when IE7 was originally released via Windows Update. Apple
received negative press last year when it tried to push Safari to iTunes users. Many users never had Safari installed but it was listed under
Apple's software update program for install. The IE8 update will be released as the highest priority update for each operating system. For
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, it will be listed as Important.
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07.01.2009Microsoft prepares IE7 Beta 3
for mid-August
The Hotfix is reporting a
Microsoft source has quietly
leaked that IE7 Beta 3 will be
availible to the public
sometime in mid-August of this
year. This goes hand-in-hand
with official MS reports that
they are indeed working on
Beta 3 at the moment.
One fix going in
Beta 3 will be will be to
revert back to an IE6 behavior
when using PHP pages. One IE7
tester noted that "when it
comes to compare the code in
the session variable and the
code in the post data,
they're different." Eric
Lawrence of Microsoft
responded with "for
compatibility reasons, we're
going to revert to IE6
behavior for IE7 Beta 3 to
prevent this exact issue" on
the subject.
In the past few weeks
Microsoft has made a few
references to IE7 Beta 3 on
their IE Blogs about bug fixes
and releases. IE7 Final is
set for a Winter 2006
release.
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02.06.2006Internet Explorer 7 Installer Now WGA-Free
According to
IEBlog, Microsoft are
updating the IE7 installation experience to make it available as broadly as possible to all Windows users. With today’s “Installation and
Availability Update, Internet Explorer 7 installation will no longer require Windows Genuine Advantage validation and will be available to all
Windows XP users. If you are not already running IE7, you can get it now from the
Internet
Explorer home page on Microsoft.com, get a customized version from a third-party site, or, if you havenÂ’t already received it via Automatic
Updates, this version will be delivered to you as described previously. If you are already running IE7, you will not be offered IE7 again by Automatic
Updates.
Additionally, Microsoft have made minor changes to IE7 for Windows XP based on customer feedback:
- The menu bar is now visible by default.
- The Internet Explorer 7 online tour has updated how-toÂ’s.
- The “first-runÂ
experience includes a new overview.
- New MSI installer that simplifies deployment for IT administrators.
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05.10.20073 Million IE7 Downloads in 4 Days
Microsoft is heralding the
launch of Internet Explorer 7
as a success, announcing that
the new browser has been
downloaded three million times
in the first four days. Early
next month, customers will
begin receiving IE7
automatically, at which time
adoption numbers will likely
skyrocket...
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26.10.2006Internet Explorer 7 Tomorrow!
Microsoft plans to push out
Internet Explorer 7 as a
'high priority update' when
it ships security patches
tomorrow, according to
Washingtonpost.com's Security
Fix blog. That means anyone
who has Windows configured to
download and install patches
automatically from Redmond
will be greeted with IE7 next
time they boot up their
machines. In related news, it
appears IE's worldwide market
share actually increased a
couple of points since July,
despite a number of high
profile zero-day attacks this
year.
The article
notes that the IE7
"containment wall" protected
mode will not be available on
XP, but only to those who
purchase Vista.
A
Microsoft spokesperson
declined to say whether IE7
would be released tomorrow,
saying only that it would be
released sometime this month.
Update
from the IEBlog team:
"We wanted to give you
guys one last chat session
before we ship IE. So if you
can, you should join us for
the chat this Thursday,
October 12th at 10.00AM PDT
(5.00GMT) otherwise you can
catch all the action in the
transcript." - Hmm thats
after patch tuesday! - Steven
Parker
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10.10.2006Neowin Asks: Who can't upgrade to IE7?
As most Neowin visitors know
by now, Windows Internet
Explorer 7 was released this
week. While there are probably
a few of you who will not
upgrade immediately because
you use another browser
(Firefox, Opera, etc) the
question of the day is... are
those, the people like you out
there who cannot
upgrade to IE7?
I
can't, at least not at work.
The private university I work
for has multiple programs that
simply will not function on
systems with IE7 installed on
them. As reflected in a letter
sent our by my boss to our
campus, "these vendors
continue to work toward
support, but it will likely be
January or February of 2007
before that support becomes
official."
While I
in no way blame Microsoft for
this -- these vendors, Cisco
being among them, have had
ample time to test the IE7
beta and RCs -- the fact of
the matter is our organization
cannot allow systems to be
upgraded on our campus, even
student machines (which
require a school issued Cisco
program to access our network,
that program breaks with
IE7.)
Are there
programs that you or your
company use that have forced
you to stay at IE6? Please
comment and share.
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20.10.2006IE7 Public Beta Due Early Next
Year
Those eager to get a taste of
the next Internet Explorer
release with tabs and RSS
support only need to wait a
couple more months. A public
beta of IE7 for Windows XP is
slated to arrive in the first
quarter of 2006, IE team head
Dean Hachamovitch confirmed on
Tuesday...
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07.12.2005IE7 Beta Breaks Google AdSense
Developers testing out the
latest version of Internet
Explorer 7 are discovering a
nasty flaw -- the browser
seems to be incompatible with
Google's AdSense advertising
service. Although the problem
seems limited to those running
IE7 Beta under Windows XP, it
still has some developers
worried...
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08.02.2006MS: IE7 Flaw Really in Outlook Express
Microsoft responded Thursday
to reports of the first
exploit affecting Internet
Explorer 7, which cropped up
less than 24 hours after the
browser's official launch.
Christopher Budd from
Microsoft's Security Response
Center says the flaw lies not
in IE7, but in an Outlook
Express component...
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