The IE team announced
that IE7 will be distributed as a high priority upate via Windows Update.
In terms of increased security this is a welcome strategy, but web designers should hurry to make their sites compatible, because this means that IE7 will be in widespread use shortly after release later this year.
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mawcc
Make it so
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why as high priority? why not optional?
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Probablly due to its "security enhancements"
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W3bbo
Work hard; increase production; prevent accidents, and be happy.
mawcc wrote:The IE team announced that IE7 will be distributed as a high priority upate via Windows Update.
In terms of increased security this is a welcome strategy, but web designers should hurry to make their sites compatible, because this means that IE7 will be in widespread use shortly after release later this year.
I'll be holding it off for at least 6 months after it's available, but it's nice to see Microsoft "forcing" an improved version (unlike with IE6 which took ages to filter down to Windows 95 and 98 users)
I wonder if Microsoft will repackage Windows XP with IE7, like they did with SP2
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CannotResolveSymbol
Microsoft: Who do you want to execute today?
They have been known to repackage OS's with different versions of IE (Windows 95b comes to mind: Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 3). Don't think they will here, though, since Vista's so close.
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Angus
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I have not been a fan of IE 7, and unless it is seriously changed by the time it is distributed via Automatic Updates I will be holding back. I currently only use IE 6.x to upload files via FTP, but I am now using SmartFTP v2.0 which is much better so IE is becomming less of a big deal for me.
Angus Higgins -
W3bbo
Work hard; increase production; prevent accidents, and be happy.
Angus wrote:SmartFTP v2.0 which is much better so IE is becomming less of a big deal for me.
Real men use the command-line FTP client. It supports batching, woo!
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mawcc
Make it so
W3bbo wrote:
Angus wrote: SmartFTP v2.0 which is much better so IE is becomming less of a big deal for me.
Real men use the command-line FTP client. It supports batching, woo!
And Real Men of Genius telnet to port 21
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Matthew van Eerde
AKA Maurits
W3bbo wrote:Real men use the command-line FTP client. It supports batching, woo!
Now if I can just remember to type "bin" at the right time...
EDIT: I was a little uncomfortable with the announcement until I saw the "Don't Install" button. If it works, I may be OK with the presumption of making it a priority update. I'll grumble a little, but I'll be OK with it.
Disclaimer: I do not work on the IE team.
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jamie
mazie is amused
Angus wrote:I have not been a fan of IE 7, and unless it is seriously changed by the time it is distributed via Automatic Updates I will be holding back.
But you might not
be able too someday
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rjdohnert
You will never know success until you know failure
They will bundle WGA Notifications with it and this is a sure fire way that they can make sure every machine on the net is Validated.
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DMassy
Driving!
I really do recommend that people read about this on the team blog to understand the mechanism being used http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/26/678149.aspx as it explains things quite well.
A user will be prompted and have to give consent before installation of IE7. We believe that upgrading to IE7 is best for our customers so they benefit from the security work we have put into this version.
It has nothing to do with WGA and it is planned that this will always require a user's consent before installation.
We belive this is the right thing to do so that customers that might be unaware of IE7 get the opportunity to have a more secure browsing experience.
Thanks
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blowdart
Peek-a-boo
DMassy wrote:I really do recommend that people read about this on the team blog to understand the mechanism being used http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/26/678149.aspx as it explains things quite well.
Unless I'm blind I can't see the answer to my question, does it download just the IE7 installer stub, or the entire install via automatic updates?
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LaBomba
Summer
Why not, it's the most efficient way to get it out there...
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DoomBringer
Doom!
No matter how transparent MSFT tries to be, there will be a significant crowd who claim that this is some kind of evil tactic.
The thing prompts you and asks if it can install. Sure, an annoyance, but a one time one. -
DMassy
Driving!
blowdart wrote:
DMassy wrote: I really do recommend that people read about this on the team blog to understand the mechanism being used http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/26/678149.aspx as it explains things quite well.
Unless I'm blind I can't see the answer to my question, does it download just the IE7 installer stub, or the entire install via automatic updates?
I believe it only downloads the prompt until the user actually accepts the installation. I'll check tomorrow with the team in charge of this.
Thanks
-Dave -
blowdart
Peek-a-boo
DMassy wrote:
I believe it only downloads the prompt until the user actually accepts the installation. I'll check tomorrow with the team in charge of this.
Thanks
-Dave
It might be an idea to be very very explicit about this, otherwise you will see people complaining about the size of a download they don't want to install.
Also, what happens in a corporate environment? Does the stub download use WSUS if it's available?
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sbc
GW R/Me
I just wish there is an official way to test sites in older versions of IE - as if you upgrade to IE7 you won't know what IE6 users will see. Although perhaps that might be seen as a good thing as there will be an incentive for users to upgrade.
If people don't like how IE7 looks, perhaps someone will do a browser that looks like IE6?
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