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Microsoft tags IE 7 'high priority' update

 July 26, 2006 Browser update will be delivered automatically to Windows XP users, but those who don't want it can opt out. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Automatic Update, priority, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft disables Internet Explorer 7 validation process

 October 8, 2007 Software giant says security reasons were behind the move, but it could help in the race against rival browser Firefox. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, market share, validation, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Corp., Web browser, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Microsoft patch can cause IE trouble

 August 16, 2006 Latest security update can make the Web browser crash. Microsoft plans to release a revamped patch. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., security update, HTTP, CRM, patch, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Windows 2000, Web browser, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

IE 7 comes a-knocking--eventually

 November 13, 2006 Microsoft is tagging Internet Explorer 7 as a "high priority" update, but the company is taking longer to distribute it than some expected. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Automatic Update, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security update, Web browser, service pack, security, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Microsoft fixes troubled IE patch

 August 24, 2006 Update to "critical" Internet Explorer patch repairs a serious security flaw introduced by the original version. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, eEye Digital Security, security flaw, patch, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, patch management, Microsoft Corp., situation, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, error, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Reversal: Next IE divorced from new Windows

 February 15, 2005 update Version 7.0 of the browser will launch ahead of the next update to Windows, as Microsoft shifts plans. Is Microsoft reacting to Firefox's popularity? TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, reversal, Bill Gates, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Firefox, RSA Security Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, security, San Francisco, conference, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Update, service pack, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft moves closer to new browser release

 August 24, 2006 Company hits "release candidate" stage for Internet Explorer 7, first major update offered in recent years. TAGS: test version, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, candidate, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Week in review: Battening down Microsoft's hatches

 December 7, 2007 The rate of piracy on Windows Vista is lower than its predecessor, and Congress moves to ramp up copyright infringement penalties. Also: Peeling Apple. TAGS: Jeff Jones, Week in review, flaw, Mozilla Corp., study, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Vista, rate, reader, Microsoft Corp., Firefox, Web browser, security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft hopes 7 is lucky number for IE

 October 19, 2006 The software maker launches its first major update to the browser in years, offering tabbed browsing and security additions. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Automatic Update, Microsoft Internet Explorer, software company, Firefox, Yahoo! Inc., Web browser, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Symantec continues Vista bug hunt

 July 25, 2006 In second report on Windows Vista security, Symantec says XP successor is prone to privilege escalation attacks. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, representative, security, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, researcher, Microsoft Corp., networking, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, operating system

Week in review: Intel's 'revolutionary leap'

 July 28, 2006 Chipmaker celebates the launch of Core 2 Duo, and Microsoft look to the music market. Plus: MySpace takes the heat. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, leap, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Week in review, launch, Redmond, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Pentium, music player, Automatic Update, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Intel, entertainment, CEO, Microsoft Corp.
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