[real-eyes] about I.E.7

From: "Nancy Lynn" <freespirit52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mikes Other Mess" <Mikesmess2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Missouri List" <missouri-l@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 17:47:35 -0600
>
> Hi everyone.  A friend just directed me to a Microsoft page that gives 
> what
> for me is the clearest explanation I've read of how to handle or reject an
> IE 7.0 download.  I'm copying the text below, but first the link for 
> anyone
> who wants to take advantage of the screenshots shown on the page:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/updatemanagement/windowsupdate/ie7announcement.mspx
>
> Internet Explorer 7 will be delivered through Automatic Updates - 
> customers
> should complete preparations by November 1
> Published: July 26, 2006 | Updated: October 15, 2006
>
> To help customers become more secure and up-to-date, Microsoft will
> distribute Internet Explorer 7 as a high-priority update via Automatic
> Updates and the Windows Update and Microsoft Update sites. Internet 
> Explorer
> 7 will be available for users of genuine Windows XP SP2, Windows XP 64-bit
> Edition, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.
>
> This announcement provides an overview of the delivery process and options
> available to IT Administrators to prevent delivery of Internet Explorer 7 
> to
> their organization through Automatic Updates. Customers wishing to block 
> the
> delivery of Internet Explorer 7 into their organization should have 
> blocking
> measures complete by November 1. Distribution of Internet Explore 7 by
> Automatic Updates will take several months to complete. Microsoft will
> revise this announcement with more information in the future.
>
> Automatic Updates Delivery Process
>
> The automatic delivery process will notify users that an update is 
> available
> and allow users to choose whether to install Internet Explorer 7. The
> process is described below and screenshots are included at the bottom of
> this page.
>
> Automatic Updates will only offer Internet Explorer 7 to users with local
> administrator accounts. Automatic Updates will notify all such users
> (including those with Automatic Updates configured to automatically 
> download
> and install updates) when Internet Explorer 7 has been downloaded and is
> ready to install. The notification and installation process will not start
> unless and until a user who is a local administrator logs on to the 
> machine.
> Users who are not local administrators will not be prompted to install the
> update and will thus continue using Internet Explorer 6.
>
> After clicking on the Automatic Updates notification balloon, users will 
> see
> a welcome screen summarizing key features of Internet Explorer 7 and
> presenting three options - Install, Don't Install, and Ask Me Later.
>
> Table with 2 columns and 3 rows
> .
>
> If a user selects "Install": The installation process will commence and
> require Windows Genuine Advantage validation and a re-boot to complete.
> Installation of Internet Explorer 7 will not override a user's default
> browser choice and will transfer the user's previous homepage, favorites,
> search settings and compatible toolbars. When the user launches Internet
> Explorer 7, a first-run experience will be offered highlighting new 
> features
> and changes.
> .
>
> If a user selects "Don't Install": The notification process will not
> re-prompt the user to install at a later time; however, any user who is a
> local administrator will be able to install Internet Explorer 7 at any 
> time
> as an optional update from the Windows Update and Microsoft Update sites 
> or
> from the Microsoft Download Center.
> .
>
> If a user selects "Ask Me Later": The install process will not proceed and
> Automatic Updates will start notifying the user that an update is 
> available
> using the same process (notification balloon and welcome screen) within
> approximately 24 hours. table end
>
> Internet Explorer 7 will replace Internet Explorer 6 on a user's machine.
> However, users may roll back to Internet Explorer 6 by uninstalling 
> Internet
> Explorer 7 via the Windows Control Panel Add/Remove Programs utility.
>
> Note If a user has installed Internet Explorer 7 and subsequently removes
> it, Automatic Updates will re-offer Internet Explorer 7 to that machine
> using the process above in order to bring it up to date. In this case, a
> user need only select the "don't install" option at the welcome screen.
> Internet Explorer 7 will no longer be presented by Automatic Updates. Top 
> of
> page Top of page
>
> Options for Blocking Automatic Delivery
>
> Microsoft recommends that organizations who are using Automatic Updates in
> their environments and wish to prevent users from automatically receiving
> Internet Explorer 7 take one or more of the following steps:
>
> 1.
>
> Download and deploy the Internet Explorer 7 Blocker Toolkit. The
> non-expiring Blocker Toolkit (available from the Microsoft Download Center
> here) includes both a Group Policy template and a script that set a 
> registry
> key to prevent Automatic Updates and the Windows Update and Microsoft 
> Update
> sites from offering Internet Explorer 7 as a high-priority update. (Note:
> The Blocker Toolkit will not prevent users who are local administrators 
> from
> manually installing Internet Explorer 7 from, for example, external media 
> or
> the Microsoft Download Center.)
>
> 2.
>
> Deploy an update management solution that provides full control over the
> updates deployed to computers in your network. Microsoft offers the free
> Windows Server Update Services and the more advanced Systems Management
> Server 2003 update management products. IT Administrators using an update
> management solution should use the standard features of their product,
> rather than the Blocker Toolkit, to control Internet Explorer 7
> distribution.
>
> 3.
>
> Prevent users from running as local administrators on their computers. 
> Users
> who are not local administrators will not be offered the update and can be
> restricted from manually installing Internet Explorer 7 (or any other
> application). (Click here for more information on user account 
> management.)
>
> 4.
>
> Instruct users to decline Internet Explorer 7 when Automatic Updates
> notifies them that the update is available to install. If the above 
> options
> are not feasible for your organization, you can also instruct your users 
> to
> choose "Don't Install" when prompted by the Internet Explorer 7 welcome
> screen. Users will not need to take special action to receive 
> notification,
> and all users will have the ability to decline installation.
>
>
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