Microsoft automatic browser update warning
28 Jan 2008, 11:46 by amy
Labels: automatic-updates, microsoft, technology, web-development
For those of you averse to the relentless march of technology - beware!
Microsoft intends to enforce an automatic browser update from IE6 to IE7 via Windows Server Update Services from February 12th 2008. The company explain that this move was prompted by security concerns.
Anyone wishing to stick with IE6 must take the following precautions to avoid the automatic update:
"Specifically, administrators who have set WSUS to automatically approve Update Rollups will need to disable the auto-approval rule before Feb. 12 to prevent IE7 from infiltrating their infrastructure. After that date, they must synchronize the update package with their WSUS server and then switch the autoapproval rule back on."
Source: InfoWorld
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