To help our customers become more secure and up-to-date, Microsoft is distributing Internet Explorer 7 as a high-priority update via Automatic Updates. Distribution of Internet Explorer 7 by Automatic Updates will take several months to complete.
Internet Explorer 7 includes significant security enhancements to help protect you from malicious software and fraudulent websites, and Microsoft recommends that all users running Windows install this update. These security enhancements include: "ActiveX Opt-in" through which all ActiveX controls not flagged for use in the Internet Zone are disabled, preventing malicious sites from misusing these controls, while still allowing the user to enable them with a single click. A "Phishing Filter" that helps you keep your personal data from being sent to fraudulent websites and online phishing scams. A "Fix My Settings" feature that warns you when your Internet settings may be unsafe and gives you a quick and easy way to reset them to secure defaults.
Click here to review a full list of the dynamic security protection and other features Internet Explorer 7 provides to make everyday tasks easier.
Automatic Updates will first notify you when Internet Explorer 7 is ready to install and then show a welcome screen that presents key features and the choice to accept, decline or postpone installation. Alternately, you will be able to visit the Windows Update or Microsoft Update sites and obtain Internet Explorer 7 by performing an "Express" scan for high-priority updates.
Upgrading will preserve your current home page, search settings, favorites, and compatible toolbars and will not change your default browser. You will be able to roll back to Internet Explorer 6 at any point by using the Add/Remove Programs utility in the Windows Control Panel.
(To learn more about Automatic Updates please visit the Microsoft Security site.)
Microsoft is providing no-cost telephone support for customers requiring assistance installing Internet Explorer 7. You may find a toll-free phone number for your area here. Internet Explorer 7 is being distributed by Microsoft through the Automatic Updates feature of Windows Update and Microsoft Update. If you prefer not to update through Automatic Updates, you may also download Internet Explorer 7 directly from Microsoft.
To safely and securely download Internet Explorer 7, open a new browser window and type one of the following URLs:
Detailed Information for IT administrators on the distribution of Internet Explorer 7 via Automatic Updates is available at the Windows Update/Microsoft Update site on TechNet. A Blocker Toolkit is available for enterprise customers that wish to block automatic delivery of Internet Explorer 7 within their organization as part of a managed deployment of Internet Explorer 7. 
If you reached this page as part of the Automatic Updates process and have found the information you were looking for, you may close this page and return to the installation process. | 
