Good news.

"Today, we updated the installation experience to make IE7 available to as many Windows users as possible. As of today, IE7 will no longer require Windows Genuine Advantage validation, and will be available to all Windows XP users. If you’re not already running IE7, you can get it from the Internet Explorer home page on Microsoft.com. We’ve made a few other small tweaks to the UI, including enabling the menu bar by default, and created a new MSI installer that simplifies deployment for IT administrators in the enterprise environment."

PeteL’s Blog Product Manager, Internet Explorer, Developer Division.

“Description of the Windows Internet Explorer 7 Installation and Availability Update”. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940767

Source: Sandi Hardmeier at Spywaresucks http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2007/10/05/1229925.aspx