NEWS: Internet Explorer 7 Final Released Today !

[Vishal Gupta]

Microsoft will release the final build of IE7 today to customers.

The company is expected to push the build onto automatic updates on 1st November.

At the moment there is no link on Microsoft.com but Yahoo has the final build bundled with Yahoo mail. All you need to do is download the Yahoo edition and use WinRAR to extract the files and run IE7-Setup.exe

Internet Explore 7 - Yahoo

MS has already distributed this to customers...

Hi Folks,

The final release of Internet Explorer 7 should be available today and will be delivered to customers via Automatic Updates starting November 1st. Prior to deployment of IE 7, we strongly recommend that you test your Web sites, extensions, and applications to make sure they are ready. Microsoft recommends that Web sites and applications are 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 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/win...pat/tools.mspx
Prepare for Internet Explorer 7 to be delivered via Automatic Updates and Windows Update
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/upd...ouncement.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.

Keep in mind that for customers that are using WSUS, you will be able to prevent deployment of IE 7 until you have fully completed your testing. For customers that may not be using WSUS, a Blocker Toolkit is available which can also be used to prevent clients from receiving this update.

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[Pathik]

hey thx 4 d info...but i still think opera n ff rock

[sabret00the]

No thnx to MS man I had enough issues with IE7 beta well nw pretty happy with Opera and IE 6

[king007]

man I am happy with Firefox,waiting for FF 2.0 release....

damn, u beat me to it

Just downloaded IE 7 final yahoo version. This is simply IE 7 + Yahoo branding, so u can simply also download this , extract with WinRAR or WinZIP & run the iesetup file to install normal IE7

[[xubz]]

Um... Microsoft site Says its still RC1, Where do I get it officially from Microsoft?

(I DONT want to try the version 'hacked' by Yahoo)


Edit: Anyone knows when WMP11 Final will be Released?

just tried...pirates are out of luck now, old update.exe trick doesn't work. I m installing it on VMware first. The build number is 7.0.5730.11

subbzzz

U can download the yahoo file which i linked to, & then simply extract the IE7-setup file, to install IE7. WMP11 is stated to relese on Octobar 24

Oh...k, cryptographic service was disabled in vmware

Anyway, in case you fail to install it using the usual method, of cryptographic service error, then do the following, just like IE 7 RC1. Uninstall any previous version of IE 7 though in this case. Usually, IE 7 RTM will uninstall it itself

1) Extract all the files in a folder
2) Go to update folder, inside the primary folder
3) Install idndl.exe, then nlsdl.exe then xmlsetup.exe
4) Reboot & install update.exe, that’s it

Edit: IE 7 RTM is quite good, memory usage is lower now when visiting heavy flash sites like evermotion.org

When u start it for the first time it tells u to either leave your default search provider as it is or switch to some other service provider. It also asks u weather to leave phishing filter on or off, & weather to enable cleartype for HTML pages on or not


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a few updates

1) Page rendering is faster, this is much like what Firefox & Opera do, they show the page on screen as soon as it starts downloading the content in the cache memory...more like Opera's "Render instantly" setting

2) U can increse the rendering speed further, by disabling the phishing filter, as even if the page is loaded in cache, it won't show till it is checked. Power users need not to worry, as they can normally disable phishing filter & stay put, but others should leave it open, it nevre bugs anyway unless the website is phishy
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update 2 ) Most of the CSS & webpage bugs i was facing in hi5 are fixed....kudos to MS for supporting the standerds

[Vishal Gupta]

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[Third Eye]

Thanks but happy with Firefox and Opera !

[kalpik]

Hehe.. Still no links for Vista!

[aakash_mishra]

I am happy with my Firefox

[tarey_g]

Cool , Final IE7 is out , i am pretty happy with th rc i am using currently , will wait till 24th oct for wmp11 and then make a new fresh windows installation image.

[anandk]

wonder how/if it works with maxthon....
must download now, and check it out. thanx !

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Originally Posted by Vishal Gupta

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[dIgItaL_BrAt]

thanx,but i'd still go with opera.

[tarey_g]

Originally Posted by anandk

wonder how/if it works with maxthon....
must download now, and check it out. thanx !

It works with maxthon .chkd

[mAYHEM]

IE7 page rendering is as fast as Opera and the memory footprint is also pretty small.

[sysfilez]

i m stickin to IE 6. had whole lot of probs using IE7

[Vishal Gupta]

Guys!

This new version is really rocking

Its too fast than previous builds, I founbd it as faster as ff & opera

I'll suggest all of u to at least try it

[saurabh.sauron]

i hope they have integrated a download manager otherwise they are quite stupid not to. that's the only feature that's quite missing and it always frustrates me.

[hemant_mathur]

I'll try when vista version comes out ... am happy with opera on xp for the time being.

A download manager is not yet integrated, it's still using the same old download manager of IE 5.5 (shame on MS ). However MS has stated that they will integrate download manager with proper resume & pause functionality in IE 8, which I M sure will be for Windows Vista only

U can try, Free download manager, a really good download manager for IE which is also free, the lastest version i tried with IE 7 beta 3, & it worked fine. Other options are flashget (free now), IDA, IDM & DAP

[anandk]

yes but pages do load fast.
but its stl maxthon for me

[piyush gupta]

Very much happy with FF and have a choice of Opera too why IE needed

its most popular target for viruses spams due to its popularity in laymen & end users

STILL

FF & OPERA ROCKS...


cheer up guys
what u think

[clmlbx]

Pages laoded really very fast

IE 7 ROCKS

[it_waaznt_me]

Faster ...? It looks slower to me .. Will anyone else using Lan with proxy confirm this ..?
Its more or less same to me .. Sidebar Modules still doesnt show up .. And it eats resources like hell ..
Max2 for me .. Now and forever ...

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

well every time i open IE 7 a link to an MS page opens , but the page doesn't load n gives error . i've set my Home Page to blank but still this is not solved

[The SHARK]

I am happy with FireFox
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I am happy with FireFox.

batty, u r right, Internet Explorer 7 "software" is indeed slow on Windows XP, better use maxthon 2, as your system is quite old too