Just Say Yes to Internet Explorer 7
It’s been a long time coming, but Internet Explorer 7 is here at last. If you’re dying to get your hands on the new browser, you can download it right now. But otherwise, there’s really no need — IE7 will soon come knocking on your door. In November, Microsoft plans to make IE7 an Automatic Update to Windows XP. That means that if you have Automatic Updates configured to install automatically, or to download automatically and then notify you about the download, the new browser will download behind the scenes and then ask for your permission to be installed. If you have Automatic Updates configured to notify you but not download automatically, you’ll see an Automatic Updates screen offering to download and install IE7. And if you have Automatic Updates turned off, you’ll get no notification at all.