[bcab] The gen on the IE7 automatic update

Hi,

Here is information I have gathered from speaking to MS personell regarding the 
IE7 update on Wednesday:

1.  The update is delivered through automatic updates, but you are given the 
option to install it or to stop the installation - only users in the 
administrators group will have the option of installation.

2.  If you are in a company and they use the automatic update server like I do 
at work, the update is delivered in the rollup category, which we don't 
subscribe to anyway.

3.  There is a block tool available to stop IE being downloaded if you are 
really paranoid (its basically for administrators who don't use WSUS and don't 
have control over their users) available at:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4516A6F7-5D44-482B-9DBD-869B4A90159C&displaylang=en

I recommend that JFW users just say no to the installation screen, do not 
disable automatic updates as you wouldn't get other critical updates downloaded 
- once you say no, you won't be prompted again - you will manually download the 
update as and when a fix to JFW is available.

FWIW here at work there are other products that don't work with IE7, relating 
to BACS/DD submissions over HTTP etc, so we won't be rolling it out yet.

Andrew.

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