IE7 to be distributed via Automatic Updates!
According to a post on IEBlog, IE 7 will be distributed via WIndows Automatic Updates.
As they get close to the final availability of Internet Explorer 7, they want to provide an update on their distribution plans. To help their customers become more secure and up-to-date, they will distribute IE7 as a high-priority update via Automatic Updates (AU) shortly after the final version is released for Windows XP, planned for the fourth quarter of this year.
As per Tony Chor, Group Program Manager - " As I said earlier, AU will notify you when IE7 is ready to install. Alternately, you will be able to visit the Windows Update or Microsoft Update sites and obtain IE7 by performing an "Express" scan for high-priority updates. Either way, you will see the welcome screen that allows you to choose whether to install it. (Users will also be able to download IE7 from the Microsoft Download Center.) ...."
Learn How the Automatic Updates installation process works ...
As they get close to the final availability of Internet Explorer 7, they want to provide an update on their distribution plans. To help their customers become more secure and up-to-date, they will distribute IE7 as a high-priority update via Automatic Updates (AU) shortly after the final version is released for Windows XP, planned for the fourth quarter of this year.As per Tony Chor, Group Program Manager - " As I said earlier, AU will notify you when IE7 is ready to install. Alternately, you will be able to visit the Windows Update or Microsoft Update sites and obtain IE7 by performing an "Express" scan for high-priority updates. Either way, you will see the welcome screen that allows you to choose whether to install it. (Users will also be able to download IE7 from the Microsoft Download Center.) ...."
Learn How the Automatic Updates installation process works ...
