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Subject: Re: [gptalk] Blocking and Unblocking the delivery of Internet Explorer 7 and 8

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rickym61

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02/20/2009 2:04 PM
The Blocker Toolkit will not prevent users from manually installing Internet Explorer 8 as a Recommended update from the Windows Update or Microsoft Update sites, from the Microsoft Download Center, or from external media. more info from faqs IE8 Blocker http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/updatemanagement/dd365124.aspx IE7 Blocker http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/updatemanagement/bb259685.aspx Q. Which users will receive Internet Explorer 8 as a high-priority update? A. Users of Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 SP2 will be offered Internet Explorer 8 as a high-priority update if they have Automatic Updates enabled or if they perform a manual scan for updates using the "Express" install option on the Windows Update or Microsoft Update sites. Internet Explorer 8 will also be offered as a recommended update to any user who performs a manual update scan on the Windows Update and Microsoft Update sites using the "Custom" install option. Note: - Internet Explorer 8 will not install automatically – the Automatic Updates delivery process will include a welcome screen that offers users choices of Install, Don't Install, and Ask Me Later prior to installation. - The notification and installation process will not start unless and until a user who is a local administrator logs on to the machine. Users who are not local administrators will not be prompted to install the update and will thus continue using Internet Explorer 6 or 7. - Organizations do not need to deploy the Blocker Toolkit in environments managed with an update management solution such as Windows Server Update Services or Systems Management Server 2003. Organizations can use those products to fully manage deployment of updates released through Windows Update and Microsoft Update, including Internet Explorer 8, within their environment. For more details on how Internet Explorer 8 will be distributed via Automatic Updates and information on other options for blocking deployment within organizations, please review the TechNet announcement at here<http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/updatemanagement/dd365125.aspx> . Q. Which users will receive Internet Explorer 8 as an important update? A. Users of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 will be offered Internet Explorer 8 as an important update if they have Automatic Updates enabled or if they perform a manual scan for updates using the "Express" install option on the Windows Update or Microsoft Update sites. Internet Explorer 8 will also be offered as a recommended update to any user who performs a manual update scan on the Windows Update and Microsoft Update sites by using the Custom install option. Note: - Internet Explorer 8 will not install automatically – the Automatic Updates delivery process will include a welcome screen that offers users choices of Install, Don't Install, and Ask Me Later prior to installation. - The notification and installation process will not start unless and until a user who is a local administrator logs on to the machine. Users who are not local administrators will not be prompted to install the update and will thus continue using Internet Explorer 6 or 7. - Organizations do not need to deploy the Blocker Toolkit in environments managed with an update management solution such as Windows Server Update Services or Systems Management Server 2003. Organizations can use those products to fully manage deployment of updates released through Windows Update and Microsoft Update, including Internet Explorer 8, within their environment. 2009/2/19 Darren Mar-Elia <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Booker- > I've not personally use this blocker setting but is it simply blocking the > Windows Update from being downloaded or blocking the IE setup executable? > Have you done an RSOP against a sample machine to make sure its receiving > the unblocking setting? > > > Darren > > > > From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:57 PM > To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [gptalk] Blocking and Unblocking the delivery of Internet > Explorer 7 and 8 > > > > I downloaded and loaded the Blocker toolkit for both IE7 and IE8. > > > > Now I want to "unblock" IE7 > > > > At first, I just removed the policy, but the computers did not download and > install IE7. Next, I disabled the policy thinking that maybe I needed to be > more proactive to make sure that the policy was reversed, but my computers > STILL did not seem to download and install IE7 > > > > What am I missing? > > > > Booker T. Washington III > > Systems Support Specialist > > > >

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