Microsoft has announced that it will automatically push Internet Explorer 7 to Windows XP users when the browser update is ready\r\nlater this year. It will use its Automatic Updates service to do this. However, people will be able to choose whether they want to install it\r\nor not. \r\n
\r\nAfter notifying users that IE 7 is ready to download, this welcome screen presents some key IE 7 features and the choices to install, not install or postpone installation.\r\n
Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Previously, Bill was an IT manager in the social research and energy industries. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Louisville, where he has also lectured on computer crime and crime prevention.
