IE7 has been available via AU for a little while now to users who have a beta or
release candidate installed. It is now being offered to users who have never
had IE7 installed. No sign of anything on WSUS yet.
IE7 final is now available in Finnish, French, German, Japanese and Spanish
Foreign language site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/worldwide/default.mspx
Download site - use the dropdown to change from English to an alternative
language.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9AE91EBE-3385-447C-8A30
-081805B2F90B&displaylang=en
Remember, IE7 will only be offered to users who are running with local
administrator rights.
Also, IE7 will not download and install silently, even if the user has local
admin rights and AU is set to download and install updates automatically.
Instead, the user will see a large window advising that IE7 has been downloaded
and is available to install. At this stage the user will be given three
choices; install, don't install, or install later.
Internet Explorer 7 will be offered as a high-priority update if a local admin
user has Automatic Updates enabled or if they perform a manual scan for updates
using the “Express” install option on the Windows Update or Microsoft Update
sites. It will also be offered as a recommended update to a local admin user
who performs a manual update scan on the Windows Update and Microsoft Update
sites using the “Custom” install option.
If you are responsible for a corporate network and want to be sure that IE7 is
not offered to your users as a High Priority Update via Automatic Updates, or
via the “Express” install option on the Windows Update/Microsoft Update
sites you can set a registry kill-bit as follows:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Setup\7.0
“DoNotAllowIE70”
When the key value name is set to 0, or does not exist, distribution is not
blocked.
When the key value name is set to 1, distribution is blocked.
Alternatively, you can use the Blocker Toolkit that has been released by MS.
The Blocker Toolkit contains an executable blocker script and a Group Policy
Administrative Template (.ADM file), and 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.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Blocker Toolkit will not stop users who are local
administrators from manually installing Internet Explorer 7, whether it be as an
optional Recommended update from the Windows Update or Microsoft Update sites,
by downloading it from the Microsoft Download Center, or by installing it via
external media. Also, Internet Explorer 7 can still be deployed using SUS,
WSUS, SMS, and other methods even if the blocking mechanism is activated.
The Blocker Toolkit can be downloaded from the following URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4516A6F7-5D44-482B-9DBD
-869B4A90159C&displaylang=en
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