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Of course all you folks out there who will be walking thru the Install will
do ALL OF THIS, but what about the average user?

Before installing IE7 ( from
http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2006/10/18/182724.aspx

->Begin quote<-
Best practice is to:

The first thing to do is READ THE RELEASE NOTES. There are known issues
and you may save yourself hours of grief if you make sure you are informed
before you install IE7.

Set a restore point (just in case)

Turn off Automatic Updates (believe me, you'll thank me later if you've
already installed an IE7 beta or RC build)

Disable protect software such as antivirus, antispyware and crash guards.

DO NOT TURN OFF YOUR FIREWALL!!!

Shut down all running programmes - that includes Messenger, Windows
Defender, and OneCare - don't forget to check the systray icons as well.

If you are running ZoneAlarm 6.5, disconnect from the internet, uninstall
ZoneAlarm, make sure Windows Firewall is enabled, reconnect to the internet
then install IE7.

Install Internet Explorer 7. Reboot *twice* before running your new Web
browser for the first time.

Don't forget to re-enable your antivirus and other protective software now
that you're finished.

Do not reinstall any version of Microsoft Windows in any way after you
install Internet Explorer 7. Do not upgrade Windows in place or upgrade to a
new edition.

->End quote<-

And those "RELEASE NOTES" are not for the faint of heart:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/ie/releasenotes/default.aspx

?:-\
Tim
Alphas and Betas and Gammas, Oh My !
Only the Paranoid Survive
 
i did the upgrade on my test computer running the ie 7 beta RC1
I downloaded IE7 from the official microsoft page.
When clicking on the setup files the first thing it did was uninstal ie7
beta
Then it started to put the files on it needed.
This is a slow going computer (500mhz speed) so it took about 20min to
install- then it asked for a reboot and finished the install before XP Pro
could completly load.
Again it asked for another reboot and came back installing again before XP
could load- once finished it allowed XP to continue to load and so far all
is fine.
I did not do anything you said below except set a restore point because I
already had ie 7 on it but if you are coming from IE6 you should do exactlty
what this website advises.

robin
 
also add this to it
Uninstall all Tool Bars that you have on IE 6 before you install ie7.
I found a conflict with Google's Tool Bar I had on IE7 Beta RC1
After I put the new version of IE 7 on it kept crashing when trying to load
my home page.
I uninstalled Google and then restarted IE 7 and it stopped crashing.
I went to Google's web site and reinstalled their newest version- restarted
IE7 and all was fine.

robin
 
robin skrev:
also add this to it
Uninstall all Tool Bars that you have on IE 6 before you install ie7.
I found a conflict with Google's Tool Bar I had on IE7 Beta RC1
After I put the new version of IE 7 on it kept crashing when trying to load
my home page.
I uninstalled Google and then restarted IE 7 and it stopped crashing.
I went to Google's web site and reinstalled their newest version- restarted
IE7 and all was fine.
Click to expand...

Hi Robin

Why use a toolbar..... ??

Change to Google as default search provider. (the little
arrow besides the search window)

regards
plun
 
Tim said:
Of course all you folks out there who will be walking thru the
Install will do ALL OF THIS, but what about the average user?

Before installing IE7 ( from
http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2006/10/18/182724.aspx

->Begin quote<-
Best practice is to:

The first thing to do is READ THE RELEASE NOTES. There are known
issues and you may save yourself hours of grief if you make sure you
are informed before you install IE7.

Set a restore point (just in case)

Turn off Automatic Updates (believe me, you'll thank me later if
you've already installed an IE7 beta or RC build)

Disable protect software such as antivirus, antispyware and crash
guards.

DO NOT TURN OFF YOUR FIREWALL!!!

Shut down all running programmes - that includes Messenger, Windows
Defender, and OneCare - don't forget to check the systray icons as
well.

If you are running ZoneAlarm 6.5, disconnect from the internet,
uninstall ZoneAlarm, make sure Windows Firewall is enabled,
reconnect
to the internet then install IE7.

Install Internet Explorer 7. Reboot *twice* before running your new
Web browser for the first time.

Don't forget to re-enable your antivirus and other protective
software now that you're finished.

Do not reinstall any version of Microsoft Windows in any way after
you
install Internet Explorer 7. Do not upgrade Windows in place or
upgrade to a new edition.

->End quote<-

And those "RELEASE NOTES" are not for the faint of heart:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/ie/releasenotes/default.aspx
Click to expand...


And don't forget, even then you are not safe...

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=7383
 
I'd suggest you actually read about the exploit before posting. The chance
that a remote site, which has no way to force you to their site, would know
the exact site information for another web site which you must also be
browsing at the same time (they have no way to force this either), has a
probability of just about nil.

The only way for this scenario to work would be to begin this as a Phishing
attack, so they could possibly cause you to open a page to your bank for
example, while still keeping their page open to gain access. But this
requires them to already know this piece of information for each computer
that connects to their site.

Remember that being the first 'Security' organization to point out a [real]
bug in IE 7 has an 'I found it first' value within that community, so look at
it in that light. These so called security organizations have little reason
to help protect us and every reason to try and make a name for themselves,
just like the hackers they're supposedly 'protecting' us from.

Don't know about you, but this revelation hasn't really given me much to be
concerned about, especially since even Secunia rates the security flaw as
"less criticalâ€, its second-lowest rating.

OneCareBear
 
Plun,

I have been using the Yahoo Toolbar/Companion for years and have never had a
problem with it. It allows me to take my bookmarks/favorites with me were
ever I go. It allows me to interact with my MyYahoo page, my Mail (Yahoo
Mail and all my other popmail accounts), Calander, Address Book, Weather,
Briefcase(online storage), all of which I use several times a day with
occasional use of of TV listings, Online Groups, etc with just the click of
my mouse. And I have it set so it does not even take up any extra space on my
browser (at least on IE, Firefox does not give the option to move toolbars)

By the way, on the link you provided, you'll note that the Yahoo Companion
was not listed.

?:-)
Tim
Geek w/o Portfolio
Only the Paranoid Survive,
But the day I don't trust Yahoo is the day I give up on the net.
 
Sharp eyes Kes,
though I like quick summaries better than links.

quick summary follows:===========

Internet Explorer 7.0 vulnerable already
Exploit found immediately after browser's release
Peter Sayer

Less than 24 hours after the launch of Internet Explorer 7 (IE7), security
researchers are poking holes in the new browser.

Danish security company Secunia ApS reported today that IE7 contains an
information disclosure vulnerability, the same one it reported in IE6 in
April. The vulnerability affects the final version of IE7 running on Windows
XP with Service Pack 2.

If a surfer uses IE7 to visit a maliciously crafted website, that site could
exploit the security flaw to read information from a separate, secure site to
which the surfer is logged in. That could enable an attacker to read banking
details, or messages from a web-mail account, said Thomas Kristensen,
Secunia's chief technology officer.

quick summary ends:===========
 
Tim Clark said:
Of course all you folks out there who will be walking thru the Install will
do ALL OF THIS, but what about the average user?
Click to expand...

Speaking as a member of the group generally referred to as 'the average
user', and checking out my response to all this information, I can say this
with some conviction that NO WAY am I going to put myself through all this
anytime soon! The potential for major catastrophe just seems too great.

Dammit, I've only just started to feel that I might be able to stop worrying
about this new AVG Internet Security suite! I'm not going to immediately heap
another set of hot coals over my head.
 
easier, lazy, I like the auto fill feature and I like where you can type in
the box to get info instead and no I do not want to make it my home page.
robin
 
well when it comes out via auto update everyone in here should tell us their
experience with it
robin
 
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