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Windows 2003 SP2 and IE7? Is Microsoft Confused or is this just me?

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There has been a lot of “buzzing noise” in the various patch management groups regarding the installation of Windows 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and if Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) should be de-installed prior to installing SP2. 
The initial reports from Microsoft clearly seemed to indicate that you need to 1st de-install IE7, then Install SP2, then re-install IE7 but as the outcry grew and as the process movedforward, it seems now that YOU DON’T NEED TO DO THIS....

Microsoft is now saying  that Only ONE of these 2 scenarios should apply:  

A. If you have previously installed Internet Explorer 7 on a computer running Windows Server 2003 with SP1 and are now installing Windows Server 2003 SP2 using Microsoft Update, the downloadable SP2 update from the Microsoft Download Center, or the SP2 update CD, your computer will retain Internet Explorer 7 as expected.  

B. If you have previously installed Internet Explorer 7 on a computer running Windows Server 2003 with SP1 and are now installing the integrated version of Windows Server 2003 SP2 (that is, the full operating system integrated with the service pack), the computer will have Internet Explorer 6 as the default browser in Windows Server 2003 SP2. You will need to reinstall Internet Explorer 7.

Luckily, this will be transparent to our Managed Service Customers as we will evaluate first, then deploy this patch automatically.  I believe that managed services are the best way for many clients to handle the tedious and time consuming task of handling patch management.  Check here for more information TSI offering with our Managed Services.

Posted by Gerard Louise on Fri, Mar 16, 2007 @ 11:12 AM

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