MS releases second IE 7 Beta

FYI…

- http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle…cleID=186700592
Apr 25, 2006
"Microsoft Monday night released a second beta version of its upcoming Internet Explorer 7 Web browser, designed for tabbed browsing and better security. Whereas Microsoft aimed previous test versions of the software at Web developers and designers, the new beta is the first that targets consumers, and the company will offer free, 'round-the-clock technical support by phone for the browser. The new beta version of IE 7 will run on PCs with the Windows XP operating system, and contains all of the features Microsoft plans for the final release of the software later this year. Version 7 includes the ability to browse the Web using tabs, new technology for printing Web pages more faithfully, support for RSS feeds, and a new warning system that can flag dangerous Web sites to users. PC users can download the new version of IE 7 for Windows XP from Microsoft's IE Web site*. Microsoft also launched a new Web site** for add-on software for IE 7 featuring products from Yahoo and other companies…"

* http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx

** http://www.ieaddons.com/default.aspx?cid=home&scid;=0

See notes: http://msdn.microsoft.com/ie/releasenotes/default.aspx

>>> http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdat…t.aspx?ln=en-us
"…NOTE: Use beta software at your own risk; it is intended for testing and evaluation purposes only. Do not install beta software on your primary computer or production environment…"

>>> http://www.informationweek.com/shared/prin…cleID=186700892
April 26, 2006
"…that's the problem with most of the security changes in IE7. Although the new architecture looks good on paper, no one will be able to pronounce IE7 suitably secure until it has survived a year or more without an embarrassing security crisis…"

FYI…

IE 7 Beta 2 Breaks Outlook Web Links
- http://www.techweb.com/article/printableAr…_section=700027
May 03, 2006
"Unless made the default Web browser, Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 reportedly breaks Web links in messages received through at least two versions of the Outlook email client. The problem has been a topic of discussion on IE newsgroups on Microsoft's support site. The problem affects at least Outlook 2000 and 2003, and similar problems also were reported in Outlook Express.
If a computer user chooses Mozilla Corp.'s Firefox or some other browser as the default, IE 7 Beta 2 apparently prevents Outlook from launching a browser from an email link. Making IE 7 the default corrects the problem, which was confirmed independently by TechWeb on Outlook 2000…"