Tuesday, May 06, 2008 3:00 PM sandi

Important information about Windows XP SP3 for Internet Explorer users

You will be unable to remove IE8 Beta or IE7 after installing Windows XP SP3 because Microsoft wants to make sure that you do not encounter a problem commonly known as "DLL Hell".

IE8 Beta 1 users

You will NOT be offered Windows XP SP3 unless and until you remove IE8 Beta 1.  This is because if you install  windows XP SP3 without removing IE8 Beta 1, then you will no longer be able to remove IE8 Beta 1 and the Remove option will be greyed out in Add/Remove Programs.

Internet Explorer 7 Users

You will be offered Windows XP SP3 as a high priority update BUT if you install it you will not be able to remove IE7 without removing Windows XP SP3 first.  It is recommended that you remove IE7, then install Windows XP SP3 then re-install IE7.

Internet Explorer 6 Users

You will be offered Windows XP SP3 as a high priority update.  Windows XP SP3 ships with an updated version of IE6.  No need to do anything else.

 

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# re: Important information about Windows XP SP3 for Internet Explorer users

Tuesday, May 06, 2008 12:50 AM by Francis

Thank you for this warning.

However, how important is it to be able to remove IE7 (after installing SP3); will it be a prerequisite to installing final version of IE8?

# re: Important information about Windows XP SP3 for Internet Explorer users

Tuesday, May 06, 2008 2:14 AM by sandi

@Francis,

You will not need to remove IE7 before installing the final version of IE8, nor is IE7 a pre-requisite for IE8.

You *may* need to remove older builds of IE8 itself before installing its final version.  We're too early in the process to know what the requirements will be in in that case.

Sandi

# re: Important information about Windows XP SP3 for Internet Explorer users

Tuesday, May 06, 2008 6:53 AM by Francis

Thank you for this prompt answer.

However, in that case, why are you saying:

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Internet Explorer 7 Users

You will be offered Windows XP SP3 [...].  It is recommended that you remove IE7, then install Windows XP SP3 then re-install IE7.

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What is the importance of following this procedure (removing IE7, installing SP3, re-installing IE7) for raw users that are not testing IE8 (e.g. what advice should I give to friends who are not computer experts, that are not testing beta versions, before they install SP3)

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