Internet Explorer 7 checklists

After you install Internet Explorer 7 and review the tour, make sure you:

• Look for the feed discovery button on your favourite websites and subscribe to those feeds.
• Print a webpage from your favourite website and check the new “shrink to fit” and “orphan control” features that let you take charge of what you print.
• Conduct a single search using multiple search providers.
• Create a Tab Group of your favourite sites and check out the Quick Tabs feature.
• Verify that your Favourites have migrated from your old version of Internet Explorer.
• Check out your favourite web sites and see how they look in Internet Explorer 7.

• Verify that your User Agent String detection recognizes Internet Explorer 7 using the procedure outlined in the Internet Explorer Blog.
• Check your website for Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) filters (hacks) that may be turned off in Internet Explorer 7, using the procedures described in the MSDN Exploring Internet Explorer article Cascading Style Sheet Compatibility.
• Verify that transparent images on your website are rendered correctly, using Transparent PNG, now supported in Internet Explorer 7.
• Use the Application Compatibility Toolkit to evaluate changes in the behavior of your web applications.
• Read an Overview of Security and Compatibility changes in Internet Explorer 7.
• Verify that your website hasn't been adversely affected by these Internet Explorer 7 security changes:
  1. SSL 2.0 Support has been turned off.
  2. Support for HTML scriptlets has been turned off by default.
  3. Sites using HTTPS must deliver a valid digital certificate for their DNS name.
  4. HTTP content cannot be included in an HTTPS page (see the Internet Explorer Blog article).
• Read Microsoft's Anti-Phishing White Paper to understand how the Microsoft Phishing Filter may affect your webpages.
• If you develop using ActiveX controls, make sure they are installed in the "disabled" state so users will activate them only when needed and reduce their surface area vulnerable to attack. (See the Exploring Internet Explorer article on ActiveX Security.)
• Make sure that your feeds are discoverable in Internet Explorer 7 by following the process in the Microsoft Feeds API Overview.
• Make sure your feeds work correctly: Navigate to them in Internet Explorer 7 and refer to the Publisher's Guide to see how they should look.
• Add search providers to Internet Explorer without writing executable code or mastering the registry, using the window.external.AddSearchProvider(URL) call to prompt the end user. (See the Internet Explorer Blog article for details.)
• Download the Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar and use it to explore the DOM tree and view and change elements on your webpage. The Developer Toolbar also provides links to the references in the W3C specifications, the Internet Explorer Blog, and other useful resources.
• Check out the Information Index and Release Notes for Internet Explorer 7 to see the most recent news about Internet Explorer 7.

• Verify that your User Agent String detection recognizes Internet Explorer 7 using the procedure outlined in the Internet Explorer Blog.
• Check your website for Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) filters (hacks) that may be turned off in Internet Explorer 7, using the procedures described in the MSDN Exploring Internet Explorer article Cascading Style Sheet Compatibility.
• Verify that transparent images on your website are rendered correctly, using Transparent PNG, now supported in Internet Explorer 7.
• Verify that your website hasn't been adversely affected by these Internet Explorer 7 security changes:
  1. SSL 2.0 Support has been turned off.
  2. Support for HTML scriptlets has been turned off by default.
  3. Sites using HTTPS must deliver a valid digital certificate for their DNS name.
  4. HTTP content cannot be included in an HTTPS page (see the Internet Explorer Blog article).
• Read Microsoft's Anti-Phishing White Paper to understand how the Microsoft Phishing Filter may affect your webpages.
• If you develop using ActiveX controls, make sure they are installed in the "disabled" state so users will activate them only when needed and reduce their surface area vulnerable to attack. (See the Exploring Internet Explorer article on ActiveX Security.)
• Make sure that your feeds are discoverable in Internet Explorer 7 by following the process in the Microsoft Feeds API Overview.
• Make sure your feeds work correctly: Navigate to them in Internet Explorer 7 and refer to the Publisher's Guide to see how they should look.
• Add search providers to Internet Explorer without writing executable code or mastering the registry, using the window.external.AddSearchProvider(URL) call to prompt the end user. (See the Internet Explorer Blog article for details.)
• Download the Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar and use it to explore the DOM tree and view and change elements on your webpage. The Developer Toolbar also provides links to the references in the W3C specifications, the Internet Explorer Blog, and other useful resources.
• Make sure you've tested your browser add-ins to ensure they activate correctly with the updated changes to Internet Explorer.
• Validate the removal of the Intranet zone for non-domain joined machines.
• Check out the Internet Explorer 7 Administration Kit (IEAK).
• Check out the new Reset Internet Explorer Settings (RIES) feature.
• Check out the Information Index and Release Notes to see the most recent news about Internet Explorer 7.