Thursday, November 02, 2006 8:56 AM
sandi
IE7 has hit WSUS
Thanks Evan for the original screenshot (which may drop to the bottom of screen on smaller monitors).
There has been some confusion about what will happen when IE7 is released to WSUS because IE7 has been referred to as a “high priority” update when offered via Windows, Microsoft or Automatic Updates. This, of course, led to many administrators worrying that IE7 would be automatically approved and installed on SBS2003 R2 if WSUS had been left at its default settings. This is not the case.
IE7 is being released to WSUS/SUS/SMS as an "update rollup" therefore it is not auto-approved under default WSUS settings. The reference to “high priority” that has had some people very concerned refers to the update’s behaviour AFTER installation has been approved by the WSUS admin – that is, it will behave as a high priority update, but only after approval. The only way that IE7 will automatically be approved is if the WSUS admin has chosen to adjust WSUS’s settings to automatically approve update rollups.
Side note: IE7 will not be distributed via SUS 1.0 or SUS 1.0/SP1.
Note that you will need to have update rollups included as an update classification to see IE7:
Filed under: Internet Explorer 7