RE: IE7 coming through WSUS

[Joe Heaton]

ME2 did:
>But in the end, being forced to upgrade to IE7 is a good thing:  Its a current 
>product, and gets the security related attention that we all need.

But I do agree that they're not actually forcing the upgrade.  As you've said, 
and I said in another post, as long as you don't have Rollups auto-approved, 
you should be fine.  Or, as long as you don't have your personal updates being 
automatically installed... I always choose Custom Install on my home machines, 
so I can see exactly what they're trying to push.  And if IE7 is the only 
update, you can deselect it, and tell the system to not show it again.

Joe Heaton


-Original Message-
From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 4:43 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: IE7 coming through WSUS

Who says anyone is being forced to install anything?

It'll just show up now, and you select the "I don't want this option"

It's only a problem if you have things set to auto-approve (or 
autodownload/install). In that case, the reg keys etc will no longer do the 
work for you.

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, 30 January 2008 2:38 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: IE7 coming through WSUS

Sorry, but I feel being forced to install anything is never a good
thing.  But that's just my personal opinion...

Joe Heaton

-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:36 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: IE7 coming through WSUS

IE7 is an improvement over IE6 in many regards, although its still
light years away from standards compatibility you will get with other
browsers.

But, and this has always been the great thing about IE 6-7, they
ignore these compatibility errors and still give you a "good enough"
viewing experience.

IE8 promises to be able to pass the infamous Acid2 test, which its
predecessors have never been able to do.

   http://www.webstandards.org/action/acid2/

But in the end, being forced to upgrade to IE7 is a good thing:  Its a
current product, and gets the security related attention that we all
need.


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RE: IE7 coming through WSUS

[Ken Schaefer]

I don't see why that's a challenge for designers.

Designers can choose what they want to design for, and do that. Just like they 
always have.

If they want to design something that's completely standards compliant with all 
the latest standards (and screw the viewing experience of people with older 
browsers) they can. If they want to design using lowest-common-denominator, 
they can do that too.

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, 30 January 2008 7:33 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: IE7 coming through WSUS

On 29 Jan 2008 at 10:35, Micheal Espinola Jr  wrote:

> IE8 promises to be able to pass the infamous Acid2 test, which its
> predecessors have never been able to do.
>
>http://www.webstandards.org/action/acid2/

IE8 also promises to have 3 (*-THREE-*) compatibility modes which will make
life for webdesigners a real challenge.


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RE: IE7 coming through WSUS

[Ken Schaefer]

Who says anyone is being forced to install anything?

It'll just show up now, and you select the "I don't want this option"

It's only a problem if you have things set to auto-approve (or 
autodownload/install). In that case, the reg keys etc will no longer do the 
work for you.

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, 30 January 2008 2:38 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: IE7 coming through WSUS

Sorry, but I feel being forced to install anything is never a good
thing.  But that's just my personal opinion...

Joe Heaton

-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:36 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: IE7 coming through WSUS

IE7 is an improvement over IE6 in many regards, although its still
light years away from standards compatibility you will get with other
browsers.

But, and this has always been the great thing about IE 6-7, they
ignore these compatibility errors and still give you a "good enough"
viewing experience.

IE8 promises to be able to pass the infamous Acid2 test, which its
predecessors have never been able to do.

   http://www.webstandards.org/action/acid2/

But in the end, being forced to upgrade to IE7 is a good thing:  Its a
current product, and gets the security related attention that we all
need.


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Re: IE7 coming through WSUS

[Klint Price - ArizonaITPro]

I have disabled all BHO's and toolbars in IE7 on my vista laptop, and 
can pretty much grab a can of soda from the fridge by the time it starts.

Klint


Silvio L. Nisgoski wrote:
>
> I don´t see it here as much faster. Even disabling the Phishing 
> Monitor ( is that it´s name? ), it seems to take a lot of time to 
> start displaying sites, when IE6  just shows them in much less time.
>  
>
> - Original Message -
> *From:* Eric E Eskam <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> <mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 29, 2008 4:51 PM
> *Subject:* Re: IE7 coming through WSUS
>
>
>
> "Angus Scott-Fleming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote on 01/29/2008 01:57:27 AM:
>
> > Beyond the compatibility issue, I personally dislike IE 7
> > in its present
> > form. It is a slow and clunky interface. Every time I come
> across a
> > machine that has it - I find myself downloading Firefox.  
> >
> > I will be sad to see IE 6 to go. Even with all of its
> > quirks, it was still far better than IE 7.
>
> I don't agree.  IE 7 is much faster, more stable and much more
> standards compliant.  It's a much better browser overall.  The
> real crime is IE 6 was left out there without any real update for
> so long.  As for compatibility, if MS doesn't force people's
> hands, no one will ever update.
>
> Yes, the interface out of the box on IE 7 is quite different, but
> it takes one menu click to enable the menu bar and then you pretty
> much have IE 6.  Never open a tab and you do have IE 6.  For me IE
> 7 is a vast improvement - tabs alone are worth the price of
> admission.  
>
> This is one where I am sympathetic with MS.  Maybe IE 7 and
> Firefox both will motivate people to finally write portable web
> sites.
>
> Hey, I can dream
>
> Eric Eskam
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> The contents of this message are mine personally and do not
> reflect any position of the U.S. Government
> "The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a
> strange protein; it rejects it."
> -  P. B. Medawar
>
>
>
> 
> 
>
>
>
>
> 
>   


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Re: IE7 coming through WSUS

[Silvio L. Nisgoski]

I don´t see it here as much faster. Even disabling the Phishing Monitor ( is 
that it´s name? ), it seems to take a lot of time to start displaying sites, 
when IE6  just shows them in much less time.

  - Original Message - 
  From: Eric E Eskam 
  To: NT System Admin Issues 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 4:51 PM
  Subject: Re: IE7 coming through WSUS




  "Angus Scott-Fleming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/29/2008 01:57:27 AM:

  > Beyond the compatibility issue, I personally dislike IE 7 
  > in its present 
  > form. It is a slow and clunky interface. Every time I come across a 
  > machine that has it - I find myself downloading Firefox.  
  > 
  > I will be sad to see IE 6 to go. Even with all of its 
  > quirks, it was still far better than IE 7. 

  I don't agree.  IE 7 is much faster, more stable and much more standards 
compliant.  It's a much better browser overall.  The real crime is IE 6 was 
left out there without any real update for so long.  As for compatibility, if 
MS doesn't force people's hands, no one will ever update. 

  Yes, the interface out of the box on IE 7 is quite different, but it takes 
one menu click to enable the menu bar and then you pretty much have IE 6.  
Never open a tab and you do have IE 6.  For me IE 7 is a vast improvement - 
tabs alone are worth the price of admission.   

  This is one where I am sympathetic with MS.  Maybe IE 7 and Firefox both will 
motivate people to finally write portable web sites. 

  Hey, I can dream 

  Eric Eskam
  =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
  The contents of this message are mine personally and do not reflect any 
position of the U.S. Government
  "The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange 
protein; it rejects it."
  -  P. B. Medawar 






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Re: IE7 coming through WSUS

[Angus Scott-Fleming]

On 29 Jan 2008 at 10:35, Micheal Espinola Jr  wrote:

> IE8 promises to be able to pass the infamous Acid2 test, which its
> predecessors have never been able to do.
> 
>http://www.webstandards.org/action/acid2/

IE8 also promises to have 3 (*-THREE-*) compatibility modes which will make 
life for webdesigners a real challenge.

--
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GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona
1-520-290-5038
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Re: IE7 coming through WSUS

[Albert L]

I'm blocking it on my WSUS server. Stupid Microsoft!!!

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Re: IE7 coming through WSUS

[Micheal Espinola Jr]

"much more standards compliant" ?  Can you quantify that?  Web pages
that dont look correct in IE6 look equally as incorrect in IE7 - as
far as I have seen.

Im my own personal use, I have had more application crashes than IE6.
Albeit when using 10+ tabs at a time, but a crash is a crash.  In
fact, its super $#^Q&*#$ annoying when you are browing multiple pages
and hit an iexplorer.exe process memory use of >400mb.


On Jan 29, 2008 1:51 PM, Eric E Eskam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> "Angus Scott-Fleming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/29/2008 01:57:27 AM:
>
>
> > Beyond the compatibility issue, I personally dislike IE 7
> > in its present
> > form. It is a slow and clunky interface. Every time I come across a
> > machine that has it - I find myself downloading Firefox.
> >
> > I will be sad to see IE 6 to go. Even with all of its
> > quirks, it was still far better than IE 7.
>
> I don't agree.  IE 7 is much faster, more stable and much more standards
> compliant.  It's a much better browser overall.  The real crime is IE 6 was
> left out there without any real update for so long.  As for compatibility,
> if MS doesn't force people's hands, no one will ever update.
>
> Yes, the interface out of the box on IE 7 is quite different, but it takes
> one menu click to enable the menu bar and then you pretty much have IE 6.
> Never open a tab and you do have IE 6.  For me IE 7 is a vast improvement -
> tabs alone are worth the price of admission.
>
> This is one where I am sympathetic with MS.  Maybe IE 7 and Firefox both
> will motivate people to finally write portable web sites.
>
> Hey, I can dream
>
> Eric Eskam
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> The contents of this message are mine personally and do not reflect any
> position of the U.S. Government
> "The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange
> protein; it rejects it."
> -  P. B. Medawar
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>



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Re: IE7 coming through WSUS

[Eric E Eskam]

"Angus Scott-Fleming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/29/2008 01:57:27 
AM:

> Beyond the compatibility issue, I personally dislike IE 7 
> in its present 
> form. It is a slow and clunky interface. Every time I come across a 
> machine that has it - I find myself downloading Firefox. 
> 
> I will be sad to see IE 6 to go. Even with all of its 
> quirks, it was still far better than IE 7. 

I don't agree.  IE 7 is much faster, more stable and much more standards 
compliant.  It's a much better browser overall.  The real crime is IE 6 
was left out there without any real update for so long.  As for 
compatibility, if MS doesn't force people's hands, no one will ever 
update.

Yes, the interface out of the box on IE 7 is quite different, but it takes 
one menu click to enable the menu bar and then you pretty much have IE 6. 
Never open a tab and you do have IE 6.  For me IE 7 is a vast improvement 
- tabs alone are worth the price of admission. 

This is one where I am sympathetic with MS.  Maybe IE 7 and Firefox both 
will motivate people to finally write portable web sites.

Hey, I can dream

Eric Eskam
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
The contents of this message are mine personally and do not reflect any 
position of the U.S. Government
"The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange 
protein; it rejects it."
-  P. B. Medawar
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Re: IE7 coming through WSUS

[Micheal Espinola Jr]

I have to a lesser extent.  Not that code exactly, but other
javascript code to make similar tweaks in IE7 behavior.  Particularly
in getting transparent PNGs to render properly.

Performing web development tasks in trying to make your site
interoperable with IE can really make you angry with Microsoft.  I
haven't bothered with pre-IE7 issues in a while.  Its just not worth
my time - since its not what I technically do for a living.


On Jan 29, 2008 11:19 AM, Tim Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Has anyone played with this?
>
>  http://code.google.com/p/ie7-js/
>
> "IE7 is a JavaScript library to make Microsoft Internet Explorer behave
> like a standards-compliant browser. It fixes many HTML and CSS issues
> and makes transparent PNG work correctly under IE5 and IE6."
>
>
> ...Tim
>
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:36 AM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: Re: IE7 coming through WSUS
> >
> > IE7 is an improvement over IE6 in many regards, although its still
> > light years away from standards compatibility you will get with other
> > browsers.
> >
> > But, and this has always been the great thing about IE 6-7, they
> > ignore these compatibility errors and still give you a "good enough"
> > viewing experience.
> >
> > IE8 promises to be able to pass the infamous Acid2 test, which its
> > predecessors have never been able to do.
> >
> >http://www.webstandards.org/action/acid2/
> >
> > But in the end, being forced to upgrade to IE7 is a good thing:  Its a
> > current product, and gets the security related attention that we all
> > need.
> >
> > --
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> >
>
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RE: IE7 coming through WSUS

[Tim Evans]

Has anyone played with this?

 http://code.google.com/p/ie7-js/

"IE7 is a JavaScript library to make Microsoft Internet Explorer behave
like a standards-compliant browser. It fixes many HTML and CSS issues
and makes transparent PNG work correctly under IE5 and IE6."


...Tim


> -Original Message-
> From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:36 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: IE7 coming through WSUS
> 
> IE7 is an improvement over IE6 in many regards, although its still
> light years away from standards compatibility you will get with other
> browsers.
> 
> But, and this has always been the great thing about IE 6-7, they
> ignore these compatibility errors and still give you a "good enough"
> viewing experience.
> 
> IE8 promises to be able to pass the infamous Acid2 test, which its
> predecessors have never been able to do.
> 
>http://www.webstandards.org/action/acid2/
> 
> But in the end, being forced to upgrade to IE7 is a good thing:  Its a
> current product, and gets the security related attention that we all
> need.
> 
> --
> ME2
> 
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RE: IE7 coming through WSUS

[Andy Ognenoff]

I think I answered my own question...appears to be WSUS only.  That second
article doesn't mention WSUS but the toolkit page on MS mentions that the
registry key doesn't expire and the new actual knowledgebase article only
mentions WSUS, not WU.

 - Andy O.

>-Original Message-
>From: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:49 AM
>To: NT System Admin Issues
>Subject: RE: IE7 coming through WSUS
>
>I assume this also affects straight up Automatic Update from WU? Or is this
>just coming down through WSUS?
>
> - Andy O.
>
>
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RE: IE7 coming through WSUS

[Joe Heaton]

>From what I read, Microsoft is changing the category of this update to
an Update Rollup, so as long as you don't have that category as
Auto-approve for install, you should be ok...

Joe Heaton

-Original Message-
From: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:49 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: IE7 coming through WSUS

I assume this also affects straight up Automatic Update from WU? Or is
this
just coming down through WSUS?

 - Andy O.


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RE: IE7 coming through WSUS

[Andy Ognenoff]

I assume this also affects straight up Automatic Update from WU? Or is this
just coming down through WSUS?

 - Andy O.


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RE: IE7 coming through WSUS

[Joe Heaton]

Sorry, but I feel being forced to install anything is never a good
thing.  But that's just my personal opinion...

Joe Heaton

-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:36 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: IE7 coming through WSUS

IE7 is an improvement over IE6 in many regards, although its still
light years away from standards compatibility you will get with other
browsers.

But, and this has always been the great thing about IE 6-7, they
ignore these compatibility errors and still give you a "good enough"
viewing experience.

IE8 promises to be able to pass the infamous Acid2 test, which its
predecessors have never been able to do.

   http://www.webstandards.org/action/acid2/

But in the end, being forced to upgrade to IE7 is a good thing:  Its a
current product, and gets the security related attention that we all
need.

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Re: IE7 coming through WSUS

[Micheal Espinola Jr]

IE7 is an improvement over IE6 in many regards, although its still
light years away from standards compatibility you will get with other
browsers.

But, and this has always been the great thing about IE 6-7, they
ignore these compatibility errors and still give you a "good enough"
viewing experience.

IE8 promises to be able to pass the infamous Acid2 test, which its
predecessors have never been able to do.

   http://www.webstandards.org/action/acid2/

But in the end, being forced to upgrade to IE7 is a good thing:  Its a
current product, and gets the security related attention that we all
need.

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RE: IE7 coming through WSUS

[Angus Scott-Fleming]

On 29 Jan 2008 at 7:28, Michael Ross  wrote:

> i actually like IE7, especially with IE7pro installed with it.. the ad
> blocker works alot like fasterfox to improve its performance.

If I ever have a machine where I HAVE to use Internet Explorer, I'll certainly 
get this.

--
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GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona
1-520-290-5038
+---+




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RE: IE7 coming through WSUS

[Michael Ross]

i actually like IE7, especially with IE7pro installed with it.. the ad
blocker works alot like fasterfox to improve its performance.
 

-Original Message-
From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:57 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: IE7 coming through WSUS

On 22 Jan 2008 at 21:48, Angus Scott-Fleming  wrote:

> FYI:
> 
> --- Included Stuff Follows ---
> 
> Windows Internet Explorer 7 to be distributed via WSUS February 12, 
> 2008; May require administrator action to manage the rollout - Spyware 
> Sucks
> 
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2008/01/23/1475723.aspx
> 
> - Included Stuff Ends -

More info here:

--- Included Stuff Follows ---
http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2008/01/microsoft-to-force-install-of-ie-
7.html

  IntelliAdmin.com: Microsoft to force install of IE 7

Starting February 12th, IE 7 will begin showing up on Automatic updates,

and ignore the special registry key. It will be up to the user to 
continually reject the install.  

It is unfortunate that Microsoft has not decided to extend this date. I 
know quite a few companies with third party apps - that simply will not 
work with IE 7.  

Beyond the compatibility issue, I personally dislike IE 7 in its present

form. It is a slow and clunky interface. Every time I come across a 
machine that has it - I find myself downloading Firefox.  

I will be sad to see IE 6 to go. Even with all of its quirks, it was
still 
far better than IE 7.  

The same could be said about Vista and XP :)
- Included Stuff Ends -

--
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GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona
1-520-290-5038
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Re: IE7 coming through WSUS

[Angus Scott-Fleming]

On 22 Jan 2008 at 21:48, Angus Scott-Fleming  wrote:

> FYI:
> 
> --- Included Stuff Follows ---
> 
> Windows Internet Explorer 7 to be distributed via WSUS February 12, 2008; May 
> require administrator action to manage the rollout - Spyware Sucks
> 
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2008/01/23/1475723.aspx
> 
> - Included Stuff Ends -

More info here:

--- Included Stuff Follows ---
http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2008/01/microsoft-to-force-install-of-ie-
7.html

  IntelliAdmin.com: Microsoft to force install of IE 7

Starting February 12th, IE 7 will begin showing up on Automatic updates, 
and ignore the special registry key. It will be up to the user to 
continually reject the install.  

It is unfortunate that Microsoft has not decided to extend this date. I 
know quite a few companies with third party apps - that simply will not 
work with IE 7.  

Beyond the compatibility issue, I personally dislike IE 7 in its present 
form. It is a slow and clunky interface. Every time I come across a 
machine that has it - I find myself downloading Firefox.  

I will be sad to see IE 6 to go. Even with all of its quirks, it was still 
far better than IE 7.  

The same could be said about Vista and XP :)
- Included Stuff Ends -

--
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GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona
1-520-290-5038
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