Microsoft Update now works with IE7
Posted by Steven Parker on 03 September 2005 - 09:56 · 15 comments & 4084 views
When Internet Explorer 7 Beta released to testers it left testers with a broken Windows Update that wouldn't load properly, disabling the ability to update Windows with critical patches that have been released since the end of July. This seems to of been fixed and on my PC it even redirects to Microsoft Update before my chosen homepage is loaded.

I'm not sure how long this has been fixed, because I've been away visiting family in England for the past 2 weeks. I checked my PC last night and wasn't prompted to use Windows Update (linked in IE7 Tools menu), but this morning I was redirected to Microsoft Update when I opened the browser.

It may not be the default action for everyone, but it seems now is the time to get those critical patches installed on your Windows XP box if you use the IE7 beta.

View: Microsoft Update

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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by XiXora on 03 Sep 2005 - 10:04
Yeh i updated a few weeks ago
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by Fubar on 03 Sep 2005 - 10:07
who would have thought eh , a windows product working with a windows site
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by Neobond on 03 Sep 2005 - 10:07
This is for the people that didn't know then
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by JayZJay on 03 Sep 2005 - 11:10
yeah i was bit buggered when it didn't work but yeah it has been fixed for quiet some time now.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by Mister Lamar on 03 Sep 2005 - 12:45
Now only if I can get right click save as to work........
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by azz0r_wugg on 03 Sep 2005 - 13:11
How do I update?
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #7 Posted by username on 03 Sep 2005 - 16:11
it has always worked here...
Quote this comment #7.1 Posted by Jeremy1 on 03 Sep 2005 - 22:56
It has not "always worked" for anyone, unless you installed IE7 after Microsoft fixed the problem. It definitely did not work in the beginning at all.
Quote this comment #7.2 Posted by username on 04 Sep 2005 - 01:28
Well thank god I didn't say "It has always worked for anyone"...

I installed it the day it was released, used Windows Update because thats about all I use IE for anyways.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #8 Posted by amrinders87 on 03 Sep 2005 - 16:33
About time.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #9 Posted by net-cruizer on 04 Sep 2005 - 00:12
I installed IE 7 when it was first leaked, and was using Windows Update, which did not work for me with IE 7, so I switched to Microsoft Update to see if that worked, and it didn't.
When MS fixed their update sites quite awhile ago now, my IE 7 started working perfect with Microsoft Update and has worked ever since.
I guess I'll have to go check now to see what happens, lol.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #10 Posted by jivemastert on 04 Sep 2005 - 04:57
im glad other people have mentioned this... i was thinking to myself "damn, didnt this happen like a month ago?"
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #11 Posted by ybrett23 on 04 Sep 2005 - 07:17
this has always worked for me and ive had ie7 4 like 2 months
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #12 Posted by corrosive23 on 04 Sep 2005 - 15:18
It always "kinda" worked for me, however with IE6 I always passed validation, but with IE7 I fail the validation test.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #13 Posted by vet[NFC]Wave on 05 Sep 2005 - 17:25
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This is for the people that didn't know then

As posted by Neobond, this was news posted to alert the people who A: weren't aware and B: possibly hadn't updated this security issue.

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