Comments on: Easily Disable The IE7 Automatic Install From Happening http://cybernetnews.com/easily-disable-the-ie7-automatic-install-from-happening/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:29:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: IE7: October 18th? « Firefox Extension Guru’s Blog http://cybernetnews.com/easily-disable-the-ie7-automatic-install-from-happening/comment-page-1/#comment-26542 IE7: October 18th? « Firefox Extension Guru’s Blog Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:23:25 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/11/easily-disable-the-ie7-automatic-install-from-happening/#comment-26542 [...] Don’t want IE7 automatically installed on your machine? Cain’t say I blame y’all, luckily there is an easy way to Disable the IE7 Automatic Install. Important: If you are NOT using Windows XP with SP2 you won’t be auto-upgraded, so no need to continue. IntelliAdmin has two free (as in no cost and NO WGA needed) tools to block the Automatic Install on your local machine or remote machines. [...] [...] Don’t want IE7 automatically installed on your machine? Cain’t say I blame y’all, luckily there is an easy way to Disable the IE7 Automatic Install. Important: If you are NOT using Windows XP with SP2 you won’t be auto-upgraded, so no need to continue. IntelliAdmin has two free (as in no cost and NO WGA needed) tools to block the Automatic Install on your local machine or remote machines. [...]

]]> By: ffextensionguru http://cybernetnews.com/easily-disable-the-ie7-automatic-install-from-happening/comment-page-1/#comment-26540 ffextensionguru Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:01:59 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/11/easily-disable-the-ie7-automatic-install-from-happening/#comment-26540 Very good, these programs don't require WGA! :P Very good, these programs don’t require WGA! :P

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/easily-disable-the-ie7-automatic-install-from-happening/comment-page-1/#comment-26411 Ryan Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:19:28 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/11/easily-disable-the-ie7-automatic-install-from-happening/#comment-26411 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-26407">Inferno_str1ke wrote:</a><blockquote>To be honest though, how many average computer users tend to 'get their feet wet'? If they would get their feet wet they'd already have switched to Firefox, wouldn't be using crap like AOL and McAfee and would know the difference between 'memory' and hard disk space. As it is they don't, and even IE7 may be too much for them.</blockquote></div> I think that most home users get their feet wet with a little push (a.k.a. Automatic Updates :) ). After it is installed on their computer they are pretty much forced to learn how to use it because they don't know how to uninstall it. :D <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-26408">bloodsugarwilksm wrote:</a><blockquote>Hey Ryan, do you happen to know or have a guess as to what the build number is going to be for IE 7.0 final? Also if I'm using Vista RC1 is it going to get the upgrade to the final version of IE as well??</blockquote></div> I haven't heard anything about the build number for IE7 because I'm not sure if they did any jumps like what happened in Vista. I would imagine that they will update everyone's IE7 in Vista because it would be a good "bug check" to make sure the update process goes smoothly for users. It should come across as a Windows Update in Vista as well. Inferno_str1ke wrote:
To be honest though, how many average computer users tend to ‘get their feet wet’? If they would get their feet wet they’d already have switched to Firefox, wouldn’t be using crap like AOL and McAfee and would know the difference between ‘memory’ and hard disk space. As it is they don’t, and even IE7 may be too much for them.

I think that most home users get their feet wet with a little push (a.k.a. Automatic Updates :) ). After it is installed on their computer they are pretty much forced to learn how to use it because they don’t know how to uninstall it. :D

bloodsugarwilksm wrote:
Hey Ryan, do you happen to know or have a guess as to what the build number is going to be for IE 7.0 final?

Also if I’m using Vista RC1 is it going to get the upgrade to the final version of IE as well??

I haven’t heard anything about the build number for IE7 because I’m not sure if they did any jumps like what happened in Vista.

I would imagine that they will update everyone’s IE7 in Vista because it would be a good “bug check” to make sure the update process goes smoothly for users. It should come across as a Windows Update in Vista as well.

]]> By: bloodsugarwilksm http://cybernetnews.com/easily-disable-the-ie7-automatic-install-from-happening/comment-page-1/#comment-26408 bloodsugarwilksm Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:49:54 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/11/easily-disable-the-ie7-automatic-install-from-happening/#comment-26408 Hey Ryan, do you happen to know or have a guess as to what the build number is going to be for IE 7.0 final? Also if I'm using Vista RC1 is it going to get the upgrade to the final version of IE as well?? Hey Ryan, do you happen to know or have a guess as to what the build number is going to be for IE 7.0 final?

Also if I’m using Vista RC1 is it going to get the upgrade to the final version of IE as well??

]]> By: Inferno_str1ke http://cybernetnews.com/easily-disable-the-ie7-automatic-install-from-happening/comment-page-1/#comment-26407 Inferno_str1ke Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:30:38 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/11/easily-disable-the-ie7-automatic-install-from-happening/#comment-26407 To be honest though, how many average computer users tend to 'get their feet wet'? If they would get their feet wet they'd already have switched to Firefox, wouldn't be using crap like AOL and McAfee and would know the difference between 'memory' and hard disk space. As it is they don't, and even IE7 may be too much for them. To be honest though, how many average computer users tend to ‘get their feet wet’? If they would get their feet wet they’d already have switched to Firefox, wouldn’t be using crap like AOL and McAfee and would know the difference between ‘memory’ and hard disk space. As it is they don’t, and even IE7 may be too much for them.

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