IE7 removed from Windows Update

Butters · 12 Oct 2007 at 23:38

Does anyone know why IE7 has been removed from Windows Update for XP SP2 users?

If you do a clean install of XP SP2 and head off to Windows update, you used to get IE7 as one of the 90 odd updates. It's no longer in the list.

swinnie · 12 Oct 2007 at 23:52

I have also found this.

But I keep an installer of IE7 and IE7 pro plugin on my caddy also along with SP2

barnettgs · 13 Oct 2007 at 00:10

Butters said:
Does anyone know why IE7 has been removed from Windows Update for XP SP2 users?

If you do a clean install of XP SP2 and head off to Windows update, you used to get IE7 as one of the 90 odd updates. It's no longer in the list.

I think it has moved to Options so you have to add it manually in Windows Update to download it.

mrochester · 13 Oct 2007 at 01:38

barnettgs said:
I think it has moved to Options so you have to add it manually in Windows Update to download it.

It's not anywhere on Windows Update anymore. You have to go to the Downloads and Trials page to get it now.

skanky · 13 Oct 2007 at 08:27

noticed that, thought it was some group policy we had at work which blocked it.
meh.

PinkPig · 13 Oct 2007 at 08:39

It was there when I installed about a week ago. Are you sure you're not just missing it? I think it will now only show up once you've installed all or most of the other critical updates, if you haven't done that then do so and try again. I think it's behaviour might have just changed rather than having been completely removed.

AndyC · 13 Oct 2007 at 09:12

I noticed this too, thought some spyware was stopping it, strange thing to do..

m4cc45 · 13 Oct 2007 at 10:21

Probably something to do with the monopoly allegations... it definately aint there though..

OzZie · 13 Oct 2007 at 10:49

It could be down to the fact that they removed the WGA laws on it, so now anyone can download it from their website.

PinkPig · 13 Oct 2007 at 14:11

I just saw the message on the IE7 blog (blogs.msdn.com/ie) which says that they've recently redone the installation program for IE7 (it no longer requires WGA validation) - and there are a couple of other small changes (ie. the menu bar is now visible by default in IE7, yuck!). They say that the new version will be available via Windows Updates but it might be that there's just a delay in the update.

bledd · 13 Oct 2007 at 14:27

firefox + adblock plus > IEx

rickyt · 13 Oct 2007 at 19:43

I thought it was crap anyway ,I know loads of folk who had problems and unistalled it .I'm still using IE6 and Firefox .