Internet Explorer 7: Appuntamento Al 18 Ottobre

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Internet Explorer 7: appuntamento al 18 ottobre

Lo svela il blog di uno degli sviluppatori del browser di Microsoft

VNUnet.it, vnunet 12-10-2006

Internet Explorer 7 verrà rilasciato il prossimo 18 ottobre. Quindi in anticipo, rispetto alla deadline di fine ottobre. Lo ha rivelato Kevin Dean, uno degli sviluppatori di Microsoft, nel suo blog. Inoltre, sempre stando alle indiscrezioni del blog, a partire dal primo novembre Internet Explorer 7 sarà distribuito attraverso l'aggiornamento automatico ad alta priorità. Microsoft non ha ancora confermato la data ufficiale del lancio. Nelle ultime settimane Internet Explorer 6 è stato bersaglio di exploit di vulnerabilità ad alto rischio, e l'upgrade alla nuova release viene attualmente consigliato da Microsoft proprio per motivi di sicurezza. Ma IE 7 si distingue anche per il lettore di Rss feed integrato e per i Tab, oltre che per la sicurezza. A fine ottobre verrà inoltre rilasciata la versione 2.0 di Firefox, il browser open source di Mozilla, pronto a sfidare il browser di Microsoft. Secondo NetApplications l'attuale quota globale di Firefox e Internet Explorer, nel mercato dei browser, è rispettivamente del 12,5% e 82,1%. La guerra dei browser è quindi alle porte.

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Internet Explorer 7 is coming this month ... Are you ready?

The final release of Internet Explorer 7 is targeted for release October 18th …and will be delivered to customers via Automatic Updates starting November 1st, a few weeks after it's available for download. Are your Web sites, extensions, and applications ready? Microsoft recommends that Web sites and applications be reviewed and made ready for the release of Internet Explorer 7 this month.

Internet Explorer 7 is highly compatible with the Web sites, extensions, and applications out there today and we have made significant improvements in security, rendering, and usability. However, some of these improvements and new features may cause some sites to not render properly or change how the user interacts with your site, extension or application.

Help ensure your Web sites, extensions, and applications are compatible with Internet Explorer 7 by testing Internet Explorer 7 today and utilizing the following resources and tools to help you identify and resolve any compatibility issues:

• Install the latest build of Internet Explorer 7
  • http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie
    

Prepare your organization using the Internet Explorer 7 Readiness Toolkit

• http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=64421
  
  

Ensure browser-based applications are compatible by using Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0

• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/appcompat/tools.mspx
  
  

Prepare for Internet Explorer 7 to be delivered via Automatic Updates and Windows Update

• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/updatemanagement/windowsupdate/ie7announcement.mspx
  

If needed, install the Internet Explorer 7 Blocker Toolkit to block automatic delivery

• http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=65788
  
  

Use the following additional resources to investigate and resolve compatibility issues:

• Visit MSDN (

msdn.microsoft.com/ie) for supporting information
Visit the IE team blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/) to research, make inquiries, and provide feedback

[*]Microsoft recommends that enterprises are prepared for automatic delivery by November 1st

We encourage you to prepare for the release of Internet Explorer 7. If you have feedback, please use the IE team blog or the Provide Feedback link in the Readiness Toolkit.

Posted Tuesday, October 10, 2006 11:10 PM by Kevin Dean

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Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 7

Brief Description

The Internet Explorer 7 Blocker Toolkit enables IT Administrators to disable automatic delivery of Internet Explorer 7 as a high-priority update via Automatic Updates and the Windows Update and Microsoft Update sites.

Please click Download to download the software.

Quick Details

File Name:IE7BlockerToolkit.EXEVersion:1Date Published:7/26/2006Language:EnglishDownload Size:104 KB

Overview

To help our customers become more secure and up-to-date, Microsoft will distribute Internet Explorer 7 as a high-priority update via Automatic Updates for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 soon after the final version of the browser is released (planned for fourth quarter 2006). Microsoft is making a non-expiring Blocker Toolkit available for those organizations that would like to block automatic delivery of Internet Explorer 7 to machines in environments where Automatic Updates is enabled.

Note:

• The Blocker Toolkit will prevent machines from receiving Internet Explorer 7 as a high-priority update via Automatic Updates and the "Express" install option on the Windows Update and Microsoft Update sites. The Blocker Toolkit will not expire.
  
• The Blocker Toolkit will not prevent users from manually installing Internet Explorer 7 as a Recommended update from the Windows Update or Microsoft Update sites, from the Microsoft Download Center, or from external media.
  
• Organizations do not need to deploy the Blocker Toolkit in environments managed with an update management solution such as Windows Server Update Services or Systems Management Server 2003. Organizations can use those products to fully manage deployment of updates released through Windows Update and Microsoft Update, including Internet Explorer 7, within their environment.
  

See the "Additional Information" section below for detailed instructions on configuring and deploying the Blocker Toolkit. The same information is also provided in the Help file included in the download.

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions can be found here.

System Requirements

• Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2
  

You must have one of the support operating systems installed to use this toolkit.

Instructions

Click on the link to download the package and select 'Open' to run the package. You will be asked to accept the end-user license agreement (EULA) before you gain access to the package components.

Additional InformationToolkit Components:

The toolkit contains two components:

• An executable blocker script
  
• A Group Policy Administrative Template (.ADM file)
  

Blocker Script

The script creates a registry key and sets the associated value to block or unblock (depending on the command-line option used) automatic delivery of Internet Explorer 7 on either the local machine or a remote target machine.

Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Setup\7.0

Key value name: DoNotAllowIE70

• When the key value name is not defined, distribution is not blocked.
  
• When the key value name is set to 0, distribution is not blocked.
  
• When the key value name is set to 1, distribution is blocked.
  

The script has the following command-line syntax:

IE70Blocker.cmd [<machine name>] [/b] [/u] [/H]

Machine Name

The <machine name> parameter is optional. If not specified, the action is performed on the local machine. Otherwise, the remote machine is accessed via the remote registry capabilities of the REG command. If the remote registry can't be accessed due to security permissions or the remote machine can't be found, an error message is returned from the REG command.

Switches

Switches used by the script are mutually exclusive and only the first valid switch from a given command is acted on. The Script can be run multiple times on the same machine without problem.

• /B - Blocks distribution
  
• /U - Unblocks distribution
  
• /H or /? - Displays the following summary help:
  

This tool can be used to remotely block or unblock the delivery of

Internet Explorer 7 via Automatic Updates.

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Usage:

IE70Blocker.cmd [<machine name>] [/b][/u][/H]

B = Block Internet Explorer 7 deployment

U = Allow Internet Explorer 7 deployment

H = Help

Examples:

IE70Blocker.cmd mymachine /B (blocks delivery on machine "mymachine")

IE70Blocker.cmd /U (unblocks delivery on the local machine)

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Group Policy Administrative Template (.ADM file)

The Group Policy Administrative Template (.ADM file) allows administrators to import the new Group Policy settings to block or unblock delivery of Internet Explorer 7 into their Group Policy environment, and use Group Policy to centrally execute the action across systems in their environment.

After adding this administrative template to the Group Policy Editor you must uncheck the "Only show policy settings that can be fully managed" in the Filtering dialog before the new policy becomes visible in the Group Policy Editor. This option is found by highlighting "Administrative Templates", then selecting "View" then "Filtering". You will then see the policy under "Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components / Windows Update / Automatic Updates Blockers". This setting is available only as a Computer setting; there is no per-User setting.

Note: This registry setting is not stored in a policies key and is thus considered a preference. Therefore if the Group Policy Object that implements the setting is ever removed or the policy is set to "Not Configured", the setting will remain. To unblock distribution of Internet Explorer 7 using Group Policy set the policy to "Disabled".

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Internet Explorer 7

Aggiorna in sicurezza. Scarica i download per Internet Explorer 7, inclusi gli aggiornamenti consigliati, non appena vengono resi disponibili.

Stai cercando una versione di Internet Explorer 7 in un'altra lingua? Accedi alla pagina dei siti internazionali per trovare il sito Web di Internet Explorer e la versione del browser nella lingua desiderata.

Visita la pagina del supporto per le opzioni di risoluzione dei problemi e di feedback.

Scarica Internet Explorer 7

Scarica la versione più recente del browser Web più diffuso al mondo per i seguenti sistemi operativi:

Inglese

• Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) x86 (15 MB)
  

Elenchi di controllo Internet Explorer 7

Consulta gli elenchi di controllo riportati di seguito prima di scaricare Internet Explorer 7. continua

Add-on per Internet Explorer 7

Ecco un elenco completo di componenti aggiuntivi di terze parti per migliorare l'esplorazione del Web. Controlla i componenti aggiuntivi più recenti, inclusi il servizio controllo genitori, gli strumenti del browser e le opzioni di protezione. continua

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