 Well if you are not currently using IE7 and still happy with Internet Explorer 6 take note.
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.. If you are a home computer user and have your Windows setup to auto-update you will need to either edit your registry so that it does not implement the auto-update of IE7. You can do that by doing the following: Create a registry key that will block the install. It is located under this key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Setup\7.0 The key name is: DoNotAllowIE70
Setting this to 1 blocks the install, setting to 0 allows the install. Also Microsoft has a IE 7 blocking tool. It can be downloaded from here at Microsoft's website. Be prepared though it is a command line tool and can be a little tricky to use. The final option for a home user is to use a cool GUI interface program from IntelliAdmin. There are two different types one for remote administration which can be downloaded HERE.  Or if you are only dealing with your one local computer you can download a local version HERE.  For those of you that are in a corporate environment and have adminstrative access to your WSUS server you can do the following: "If you have configured WSUS to 'auto-approve' Update Rollup packages, Windows Internet Explorer 7 will be automatically approved for installation after February 12, 2008, and consequently, you may want to take the actions below to manage how and when this update is installed," Microsoft warned in a support document posted to its site. WSUS's default setting for Update Rollups is to not autoapprove them. Companies that stuck with IE6 must take action, Microsoft said, or IE7 may be automatically downloaded and installed to their workers' PCs. Specifically, administrators who have set WSUS to automatically approve Update Rollups will need to disable the auto-approval rule before Feb. 12 to prevent IE7 from infiltrating their infrastructure. After that date, they must synchronize the update package with their WSUS server and then switch the autoapproval rule back on. Labels: IE
|
