MVP Jubo Security Blog : IE

IE7

jubo — Thu, 31 May 2007 07:54:00 GMT

Microsoft's MVP, Sandi Hardmeier wrote a wonderful article about IE7 in Windows Help and How-to. Please read: Internet Explorer 7 offers improved security and productivity.

Sandi also has her own web site: IE-Vista.

IE7 available for download

jubo — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:17:00 GMT

Yesterday, October 19th, Microsoft released their new IE7. It can be downloaded from the IE7 site. After you download the file, close all running programs incl. IE. Disable your antivirus program. Stay online and do not turn off your firewall. A best practice seems to be to reboot TWICE after the installation.

You can also wait until IE7 comes down through the automatic update next month.

You'll find more tips and information at Sandi Hardmeier blog: Spyware Sucks. Also read the installation tips to install IE7.

Before you install IE7...

jubo — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:16:00 GMT

Before installing IE7 make sure you have disabled your antivirus and antimalware protection on your computer. IE7's setup write a large number of registry keys. A common way anti-malware applications protect your computer is by preventing writes to certain registry keys used by IE. Any registry key write that fails during setup will cause setup to fail and rollback changes.

See for more detailed installation instructions this post: IE7 Installation and Anti-Malware Applications at the IEBlog.

Coming up: IE7

jubo — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:22:00 GMT

According to the latest information, IE7 will be shipped this month. But before it's being shipped the IE team still wants to have a Last Expert Zone chat. So, if you want then please join them!

For the Enterprise customers and who may want to block the download, there's a free Blocker Toolkit available and has no expiration date.

IE7 will come through the Automatic Update. This will notify you when IE7 is ready to install. If you decide to install IE7 then you see a welcome screen and you have to accept the EULA. For detailed information see: IE7 to be distributed via Automatic Updates! at the IEBlog site.

There are also tools posted at the IEBlog site if you still want to test your sites, or applications. More detailed information: IE7 Is Coming This Month...Are you Ready?

I still have to get used to those tabs instead of Alt-Tab...