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Heads Up: Internet Explorer 7 is here

Just a quickie to note that Microsoft have released Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP. Get it while it’s hot!

This will be pushed out via Windows Update in the next few weeks, though it’ll be a non-crititcal as a high-priority update for now. IE7 will not install without asking first. More inform­a­tion on the IE Blog.

[Thanks to Andrew Disley for the tip-off]

14 Responses to “Heads Up: Internet Explorer 7 is here”

1. matt on October 19th, 2006 at 11:08 am

I’d install that, but, oh look, my windows box isn’t working again.. what a surprise.

2. Owen on October 19th, 2006 at 11:47 am

I ass-hume that it’ll overwrite 6 instead of giving the useful option of installing alongside?

3. Marc on October 19th, 2006 at 12:01 pm

so far today one secur­ity advis­ory and counting!

4. SimonB on October 19th, 2006 at 12:41 pm

I was just about to write a rant on my site about IE7 but I can’t be arsed. In summary it won’t install on my computer and I get direc­ted to a webpage with about 5 workarounds to get it to install, all of which appear to involve bugger­ing around with the registry. Well, microsoft can bugger off if they think I’m going to go to that sort of effort to make their software work. I might even format the HD on this laptop and install Linux. Cocks.

5. Weon on October 19th, 2006 at 1:39 pm

@SimonB — Ha ha! Great mini-rant!

6. Olly on October 19th, 2006 at 1:50 pm

It will indeed overwrite IE6. Handily, you can get an installer that installs IE 3 through 6 in standalone mode: http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE

There are some issues with them, but it’s better than nothing.

7. matt on October 20th, 2006 at 5:41 pm

IE in secur­ity hole SHOCKER!

I’ve heard it puts all the toolbars in a silly order too.. FIREFOX FOREVER

8. SimonB on October 23rd, 2006 at 5:20 pm

Firefox 2 is out now, I will use that instead :)

9. Olly on October 23rd, 2006 at 8:31 pm

Not (officially) until tomor­row it’s not :)

10. SimonB on October 23rd, 2006 at 10:20 pm

I downloaded it today :)

It seems very similar to 1.5 except that they’ve copied the tabs from Opera9. I expect there’s some other new stuff I don’t know about.

11. Olly on October 24th, 2006 at 5:16 pm

You’re a bad man Simon :)

12. SimonB on October 24th, 2006 at 5:53 pm

Sue me :)

13. Marc on October 25th, 2006 at 4:31 pm

“You’re a bad man Simon :)”

that bloke you linked to wants to get a life!

or maybe someone should explain to him how the inter­net works…

14. Olly on October 26th, 2006 at 12:40 am

Tell us all how the inter­net works Marc :)

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