Microsoft Knowledge Base Article
This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material.
©2005-©2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Terms
of Use |
Trademarks
Article ID: 940767 - Last Review: October 31, 2007 - Revision: 1.5
Description of the Windows Internet Explorer 7 Installation and Availability Update
This article discusses the availability of the Windows Internet Explorer 7 Installation and Availability Update. This article also describes changes in the installation experience and improvements in the Internet Explorer 7 user interface. Additionally, download information is included.
System requirements
Internet Explorer 7 runs on any of the following operating systems:
- Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
For a list of the minimum system requirements to run Internet Explorer 7, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Features
For a list of Internet Explorer 7 features, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Download information
To download this Internet Explorer 7 update, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
All Windows users can install this update from the Windows Update Web site or from the Microsoft Update Web site.
List of changes that are made in the Windows Internet Explorer 7 Installation and Availability Update
- Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation check is disabled.
The Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation check process is now disabled in the Windows Internet Explorer 7 Installation and Availability Update. Therefore, you can install Internet Explorer 7 even if the version of Windows that is installed on the computer is not genuine. - The menu bar now appears by default.
Unlike the version of Internet Explorer 7 that was released in the fall of 2006, the menu bar now appears by default.
- First Run Experience runs for new users.
The first page that appears when you start Internet Explorer 7 helps you complete the browser installation process by prompting you to define the default search provider, the phishing filter settings, and more. For example, you are also prompted about whether to enable ClearType. Additionally, the First Run Experience highlights some top-level features of Internet Explorer 7.
For more information about how to configure and to use Automatic Updates in Windows XP, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
306525Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=306525/
)
How to configure and use Automatic Updates in Windows XP
APPLIES TO
- Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
- Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003
| kbhowto kbinfo kbwebbrowser kbupdate KB940767 |
Community Feedback System
Very often, it takes hours to solve a problem. Very often, you've looked high
and low, and have tried a lot of solutions. When you finally found it, chances
are, it was because someone else helped you. Here's your chance to give back.
Use our community feedback tool to let others know what worked for you and what
didn't.
Please also understand that the community feedback system is not warranted to be
correct, it's simply a system that we've built to let people try and help each
other. If something in a feedback response doesn't make sense to you, or you're
not comfortable making changes that the feedback talks about (like registry
edits), please consult a professional.
Thank you for using kbAlertz.com Feedback System.
-- Scott Cate