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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, validation, market share, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, security, Microsoft Windows

Windows 2000 users to miss out on IE 7

June 2, 2005 Although Windows 2000 will be supported until 2010, users won't get access to IE 7's improved security and standards support. TAGS: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, blog posting, operating system, blog, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, security

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, tagging, service pack, Web browser, Service Pack 2, security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft patch jams up IE

December 17, 2005 Security update is causing trouble for some people who have been testing version 7 of the browser. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Windows registry, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, beta, Web browser, patch, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft probes IE 7, Vista bug reports

February 26, 2007 Two recently disclosed vulnerabilities that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Vista could let hackers nab user data. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Vista, vulnerability, security, Web browser, Microsoft 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: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, test version, candidate, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows XP, security, Microsoft Windows

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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, priority, Microsoft Windows XP, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Mozilla: IE 7 to boost Firefox growth

July 19, 2005 Foundation hopes to attract corporate Windows 2000 users who will be unable to take advantage of improvements in IE 7. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, improvement, open source, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Firefox gains at IE's expense in Europe

July 17, 2007 Loss of market share could have implications for Microsoft's future in Web services, says Mozilla Europe's president. TAGS: Slovenia, Firefox, Poland, market share, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Corp., Web service, Web browser, Europe, Microsoft Corp., president, security, monitor, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft speeds up phishing shield for IE 7

December 16, 2006 In some cases the antiphishing feature that protects against fraudulent Web sites in Internet Explorer 7 bogged down Windows PCs. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, phishing, Microsoft Internet Explorer, frame, Web page, Microsoft Corp., CPU, Firefox, security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft calls on consumers to test IE 7

April 25, 2006 Software maker hopes free phone support will lure more than just typical beta customers to try new browser. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, test version, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft releases IE 7 beta to public

January 31, 2006 Preview of next Internet Explorer version includes new security, privacy, developer features, plus tabbed browsing. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, beta, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., printing, Firefox, toolbar, security, Microsoft Windows

IE attempts a comeback

October 19, 2006 It's been nearly five years since the last major version of Internet Explorer was released. Now IE 7 is here. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, comeback, blog, Web browser, Firefox, phishing, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, video

Mozilla mulls Windows cursor flaw fix of its own

April 4, 2007 Open-source Firefox browser is vulnerable to attack using the Windows flaw. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

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, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, reversal, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows Update, RSA Security Inc., Web browser, service pack, security, Mozilla Corp., spyware, Microsoft Corp., San Francisco, conference

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, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Web browser, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows XP, security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft MSN offers scam-site detector

August 25, 2005 An "antiphishing" feature is being built into the Internet Explorer 7 browser and will be available as an add-in for Internet Explorer 6. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, phishing, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, phishing Web site, MSN, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., toolbar, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

IE7 being developed to resist spyware

June 14, 2005 Next version of Microsoft's browser is being built to derail hijacking attempts by spyware and other malicious software. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, spyware, malicious software, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Longhorn, Web browser, blog, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Vista furor

October 20, 2006 Microsoft's Vista is still months away from formal release, but the next version of Windows is already raising the hackles of many consumers. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Week in review, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, Firefox, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Vista search seems fair, regulators say

May 12, 2006 U.S. government gives OK to Microsoft's search box plans for Vista, which have been criticized by rival Google. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, regulator, antitrust, computer company, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., search engine, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Web browser