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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 will be synonymous with the first build of the browser available outside of Microsoft. The Redmond company has been dogfooding early pre-alpha and alpha builds of IE8 throughout 2007, and it looks like the successor of Internet Explorer 7 has hit the Beta 1 milestone. At the end of the past...

25 February 2008
03:02 GMT

Internet Explorer 8 - Mission Impossible?

The first taste of Internet Explorer 8 is now just around the corner. This year's MIX08 kickoff keynote address on March 5, 2008, will feature Internet Explorer General Manager Dean Hachamovitch and the first presentation of Internet Explorer 8. Designed to replace Internet Explorer 7, IE8 is planned for availab...

20 February 2008
11:39 GMT

Forget IE8 and Firefox 3.0 Beta 3 - the New Internet Explorer 7 Is Here!

Forget about Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3.0 Beta 3 for a moment, because the brand-new Internet Explorer 7 is here. Essentially, the infrastructure of Internet Explorer 7, as well as its predecessor, because IE6 is also affected, will remain virtually unchanged with the exception of a small aspect. In April 2006...

14 February 2008
10:20 GMT

Microsoft and Mozilla Plug Critical Holes in Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2.0

When it comes down to the face-off between Microsoft and Mozilla on the browser market it's not all about the install base, market share percentages and audience converting, but also about security. And one aspect of the security race, of course not relevant onto itself for the entire protection level delivered ...

13 February 2008
07:27 GMT

With IE8 and Firefox 3.0 in Sight Microsoft Initiates the Final Push of IE7

With Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3.0 in sight, Microsoft is preparing to initiate the final push for Internet Explorer 7. IE7 RTM'd at the end of 2006, just a few weeks ahead of Firefox 2.0. In October 2006, Microsoft dropped the final version of IE7 for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003. Internet Explo...

12 February 2008
10:14 GMT

Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) - First Consistent Signs of Life Next Month

According to Microsoft, Internet Explorer 8, the next iteration of its proprietary browser, as well as the successor of IE7, is alive and kicking and even standards compliant. But if you are like me, then you'll need some sort of palpable proof, and a hands-on experience in order to qualify as a consistent sign ...

5 February 2008
11:50 GMT

IE7 and Firefox 2.0 Are Slaughtering Internet Explorer 6

Out with the old, in with the new. Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2.0 are virtually slaughtering Internet Explorer 6. There was a time, unfortunately not too long ago, when Internet Explorer 7 ruled the world wide web. Back in October 2006, IE6 still accounted for approximately 80% of the global browser market. Octo...

5 February 2008
09:22 GMT

So Much More Than Internet Explorer 8

After it launched Internet Explorer 7, in October 2006, for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003, and then again in November of the same year and in January as a default component for Windows Vista, Microsoft turned its focus on Internet Explorer 8. Still, 2007 went through for the most part with absolutely no word...

31 January 2008
12:35 GMT

How to Kill Automatic Installations of Internet Explorer 7 Served Straight from Microsoft

On October 18, 2007, Microsoft released Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003. The browser was subsequently included as a default component in Vista, shipping with the latest client in November 2006 to businesses and to general consumers in January 2007. It was not until mid November 2007 tha...

25 January 2008
05:37 GMT

Internet Explorer 8, to Be or Not to Be

Internet Explorer 8 is still approximately a year before the final version will be released, in fact Microsoft has not even made available the first beta for the browser, but the successor of Internet Explorer 7 has already been taking hits. The fact that IE8 has to face an early barrage of fire is not by any means a...

24 January 2008
07:40 GMT

Microsoft Ships Deleted Files with the Free Copies of Windows XP SP2

Despite the fact that Microsoft's business model is in no way similar to that associated with open source software, the Redmond company does offer free copies of its operating systems. At this point in time, users have available for download no less than two free versions of Windows XP Service Pack 2, as well as...

23 January 2008
11:59 GMT

Internet Explorer 8 - the Future

Internet Explorer 8 was officially confirmed back in 2006 as the successor of Internet Explorer 7. Microsoft was a little late with the announcement that it would go straight to IE8 from IE7 and would not make available an interim release such as Internet Explore 7.5. With the first beta for IE8 planned by mid 2008, ...

23 January 2008
06:33 GMT

Microsoft Offers an Insight on Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility

With the first Beta of Internet Explorer 8 scheduled to drop by mid 2008, and with additional details on the successor of Internet Explorer 7 to be offered at MIX08 this March, Microsoft has started opening up on the browser little by little. First, Dean Hachamovitch, IE General Manager revealed in mid December that ...

22 January 2008
11:37 GMT

Kicking Internet Explorer Security Up a Notch

Browsers are among the top exploited software products, as they provide the bridge between the users' machine and the Internet. And being one of the main vectors for attacks and exploits makes bulletproofing browsers a critical task in terms of delivering user protection. Microsoft's proprietary Internet Ex...

21 January 2008
09:04 GMT

Gmail Problems for Internet Explorer 7 Users

A major issue encountered by several Gmail users who tried accessing their accounts while using the latest Internet Explorer in Microsoft's Windows Vista was reported on the Google Groups forums. Blank login screens are bad news no matter where you're trying to log in, but when it's about email, people...

17 January 2008
07:26 GMT

A New Wave of Internet Explorer 7 Upgrades Is Coming on February 12, 2008

A new wave of Internet Explorer 7 upgrades is planned for release on February 12, 2008. The Windows Internet Explorer 7 Installation and Availability update will be dropped via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) early next month under the form of an Update Rollup package. Essentially, the Windows Internet Explore...

15 January 2008
05:43 GMT

Firefox 2.0 and 3.0 to Cure the Internet Explorer Cancer? IE8 too Little, too Late?

Are Firefox 2.0 and 3.0 sufficient to cure the Internet Explorer cancer? Well... According to statistics made available by Net Applications, Firefox accounted for a consistent jump in audience in 2007. Mozilla's open source browser increased its market share from 13.70% in January 2007 to 16.80% at the end of De...

8 January 2008
10:10 GMT

Deploying Internet Explorer 7

Internet Explorer 7 is currently the most used browser worldwide, according to statistics made available by Net Applications. Released over a year ago for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003, the browser has grown as of December 2007 to a market share of 40.61%. With the end of 2007 also comes the dethroning of In...

7 January 2008
09:18 GMT

Internet Explorer 7 Is the Most Used Browser Worldwide

January 2008 marks the month when Internet Explorer 7 has made the first definitive move designed to kill Internet Explorer 6 for good. Microsoft made IE7 available in October 2006 for Windows SP SP2 and Windows Server 2003, and as a component of Windows Vista in November 2006 and January 2007. Internet Explorer 6, o...

4 January 2008
11:38 GMT

Internet Explorer 7 a Disappointment as Big as Windows Vista?

Is Internet Explorer 7 matching Windows Vista in the level of disappointment delivered to end users? Well, such an answer lies ultimately within you. But at the same time, IE7 has not been submitted to the same barrage of fire that Vista had to face throughout 2007. Still, users are failing to take a shine to the lat...

28 December 2007
11:20 GMT

Microsoft: Thou Shall Trust in Internet Explorer 7!

According to Microsoft, Internet Explorer 7 is the best solution available to browser users that are looking to steer clear of phishing attacks. Unlike IE6 which is virtually barefoot when it comes down to shielding users from the risks associated with spoofed websites, IE7 packs a tad more firepower via the dynamic ...

20 December 2007
06:58 GMT

No, Internet Explorer 7 Will Not(!) Be a Part of Windows XP SP3

Microsoft will not integrate Internet Explorer 7 into the final version of Windows XP Service Pack 3. The users who have already been involved in the testing process of the third and final service pack for Windows XP have already got a taste of what the refresh will bring to the table. Released in mid July alongside ...

14 December 2007
05:13 GMT

Set Internet Explorer 7 Free!

Here is your chance to set Internet Explorer free! You will be able to do so, not only for Internet Explorer 7 in Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista, but also for the previous version IE6 on XP and 2003. Starting this month, users can strip the Microsoft browser of the "click to activate" behavior...

12 December 2007
09:23 GMT

Internet Explorer 8

Following the availability of Internet Explorer 7 in October 2006 for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003, and together with Vista in November 2006 and January 2007, Microsoft debuted work on the next version of its proprietary browser. But at the same time, the Redmond company remained almost completely mute rega...

6 December 2007
08:06 GMT

Microsoft: IE6 vs. IE7 vs. IE7(Vista)

As in the case of the inhouse competition between Windows XP and Windows Vista, due to its prolonged support strategy, Microsoft is also one of its most fierce and stubborn competitors on the browser market. The XP vs. Vista race translates here into the face-off between Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7. ...

5 December 2007
10:54 GMT

IE7 Proxy Settings in 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista Offer an Open Avenue for Attacks

Internet Explorer 7, the browser version that ships by default as a component of both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista operating system, can serve as an open avenue for attacks, provided that the necessary proxy settings are in place. Microsoft issued a security advisory, confirming the existence of a vulnerability i...

4 December 2007
05:11 GMT

Firefox Over the 125 Million Users Milestone - Doubles in a Single Year

While Microsoft published the latest data on the adoption of Internet Explorer 7, claiming an excess of 300 million users worldwide, Mozilla has some numbers of its own about Firefox. Mozilla COO, John Lilly, made public the statistics on the open source browser, claiming a market share of over 125 million users. Lil...

3 December 2007
11:49 GMT

Is Microsoft Getting Ready to Let the Internet Explorer 8 Genie Out of the Bottle?

Microsoft is gearing up to let the Internet Explorer 8 genie out of the bottle. Like all things connected to the Windows platform, the future version of Internet Explorer, along with products such as Windows Vista Service pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows 7, fall under the strict Windows Omerta, imposed b...

3 December 2007
11:26 GMT

Windows Pirates Take Internet Explorer 7 to the Top of the World

Internet Explorer 7 is slowly crawling towards the top of the world wide web, and Windows pirates are its vessels. Microsoft's latest strategy with IE7 is to apply an "all is fair in browser war" tactics. And to get the upper hand in the browser measuring contest that puts IE7 and Firefox 2.0 in the same arena o...

3 December 2007
02:59 GMT

New Version of Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP SP2 Available for Download

Is Microsoft starting to sweat with Mozilla's Firefox breathing down its neck? It sure looks like it. At the beginning of October, the Redmond company stripped the browser from the Windows genuine Advantage mechanism. At one year following the browser's release for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003, XP...

30 November 2007
05:50 GMT

No More Memory Leaks in Internet Explorer 8?

Following the introduction of Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 in October 2006, and then in November 2006 and January 2007, concomitantly with the business and consumer launches of Windows Vista, Microsoft debuted the next stage into the evolution of IE. At this point in time, early buil...

30 November 2007
03:17 GMT

Two New Free Editions of Windows XP SP2 Available for Download

That's right! Microsoft is currently cooking two free editions of Windows XP Service Pack 2 that will be up for grabs via the Download Center as early as the beginning of the upcoming week. This is certainly not the first time when the Redmond company has shown signs of generosity with its Windows client in an ...

29 November 2007
05:17 GMT

49 Versions of Internet Explorer from IE 1.0 to IE 7.0

Internet Explorer, Microsoft's proprietary has been an indispensable accessory for the Windows operating system since 1995, when Microsoft made available Windows 95. Back in 1995 the Redmond company was offering Internet Explorer 1.0 version 4.40.308. Over 12 years later, Internet Explorer 7 build 7.00.6000.1638...

16 November 2007
12:52 GMT

Microsoft Tweaks 64-bit Internet Explorer

While completely failing to breathe a single word on Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft is still focused on the copy of the browser that originally shipped with Windows XP. In this context, the Redmond company announced that it is introducing an update to Internet Explorer 6 running on the 64-bit editions of Windows XP a...

14 November 2007
05:55 GMT

Internet Explorer 8 Buried and Asphyxiated in Microsoft Utero

Internet Explorer 8 is nothing more than an embryo buried deep and completely asphyxiated In Microsoft Utero. The next version of the Redmond company's proprietary browser has an unusually long germination period, and one that is almost completely mute. Chris Wilson, the Platform Architect for Internet Explorer ...

9 November 2007
12:52 GMT

Microsoft Is Cooking the Next Version of Internet Explorer for December 2007

Microsoft is indicating signs of life on the Internet Explorer front. The Redmond company is cooking the release of the next version of Internet Explorer for the upcoming month. December was confirmed officially as the target for the availability of an official optional preview release of IE. Users will be able to ge...

9 November 2007
02:49 GMT

If Piracy Is a Crime then Why Is Microsoft Protecting Windows Pirates?

Microsoft is labeling software piracy as a persistent and evolving crime. And despite this "anodyne" aspect, the Redmond company is going out of its way to help ensure that Windows pirates are well protected. According to data made available by The Business Software Alliance and market research firm IDC reported in t...

8 November 2007
11:56 GMT

Windows Pirates Failed to Crowd to Internet Explorer 7

Windows pirates failed to crowd to Internet Explorer 7 stripped down of the Microsoft antipiracy mechanism. At the beginning of October, the Redmond company introduced the first major update to Internet Explorer 7, moving the browser from build 7.0.5730.11 to 7.0.5730.13. The refresh was exclusively addressed at IE7 ...

2 November 2007
14:07 GMT

The New Firefox 2.0.0.9 Plays Well with Windows Vista

A new version of Firefox is available for download. On October 19, Mozilla made available an update to its open source browser, taking the version build from 2.0.0.7 to 2.0.0.8. The version numbers are not a clear indication of the evolution between the two Firefox variants. According to Mozilla, over 200 issues impa...

2 November 2007
03:45 GMT

New Release of Firefox 2.0 Moves Past Windows Vista to Leopard

Mozilla has made available for download a fresh release of Firefox 2.0 that has moved past Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows Vista and onto Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. With the latest update to its open source browser, Mozilla moves from version 2.0.0.7 to 2.0.0.8. The new release comes one month after Fir...

19 October 2007
03:34 GMT

Happy Birthday Internet Explorer 7! Microsoft: Install IE7 Even on Pirated Windows(!)

Today, October 18 2007, Internet Explorer 7 is one year old. And Microsoft has a real present in store, just the thing to celebrate such an occasion. That's right! Microsoft has come out and said it straight! The Redmond company is recommending all Windows pirates to access, download and install Internet Explore...

18 October 2007
10:29 GMT

Bulletproof Internet Explorer 7 Against URL Attacks

Microsoft has acknowledged scenarios where Internet Explorer 7 - running on top of Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Professional x64 and with SP2, as well as Windows Server 2003, the 32-bit and the 64-bit editions, both SP1 and SP2, along with Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP1 for Itanium-based Systems - provides fertile...

17 October 2007
08:29 GMT

Internet Explorer 7 Is an Open Door for Attacks

Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 is nothing short of an open door for attacks. Microsoft informed that it is currently investigating a remote code execution vulnerability in various versions of XP and Windows Server 2003 running Internet Explorer 7. The Redmond company added that Windows Vist...

15 October 2007
09:46 GMT

Customize IE7 via the Internet Explorer Administration Kit 7

Microsoft's release of Internet Explorer 7 almost a year ago (for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003) was accompanied to the market by customized versions of the browser put together by the likes of Yahoo and Google. The process of building a fully customized version of Internet Explorer 7 is opened to all users...

11 October 2007
04:36 GMT

Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista Is Hurt Bad

Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista, but also on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, along with the remaining supported versions of Microsoft's proprietary browser are hurt bad. According to the Redmond company, the browser is affected by no less than four security holes. As a consequence, the monthly patch cyc...

10 October 2007
04:34 GMT

IE7 to Explode on Pirated Copies of Windows XP?

On October 4, 2007, Microsoft delivered the first update to Internet Explorer 7 in approximately a year since the version of the browser was initially made available for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003. Along with some minor tweaks to the graphical user interface and a revamped first-run experience and overvie...

5 October 2007
14:04 GMT

IE7 and Firefox 2.0 - Neck and Neck in the Race for Audience?

Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2.0 are neck and neck in the race for audience. This is the conclusion presented by the statistics published by Internet metrics company W3Counter. At the beginning of October 2007, IE7 is credited with a market share of 20.18% while its direct competitor from Mozilla accounts for a pe...

5 October 2007
07:59 GMT

Upgraded IE7 Will Be Delivered as a High-Priority Automatic Update to All Windows Users

On October 4, 2007, Microsoft has made available for download an upgraded version of Internet Explorer 7. IE7 build 7.0.5730.13 is designed to integrate seamlessly into Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 64-bit Itanium Edition, Windows Server 2003 SP1 or Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2003 IA64 and Windows ...

5 October 2007
05:28 GMT

Security Holes Allow for Full 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista Takeover

Windows Vista has been exhaustively applauded as the most secure Windows operating system on the market. And yet, new security holes in the platform come to prove that Vista is neither foolproof nor perfect. Despite the strong emphasis it placed on security, Microsoft did in fact reveal that Vista is no silver bullet...

5 October 2007
04:27 GMT

Download Upgraded Internet Explorer 7 - Opened to All Pirated Copies of Windows!

Microsoft has made available for download an updated version of Internet Explorer 7. The current build of IE7 was launched initially for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 in October 2006. The subsequent version of the browser dropped concomitantly with the release of Windows Vista in November 2006 and in January 200...

4 October 2007
12:47 GMT


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