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Microsoft tags IE 7 high priority update
Published July 27th, 2006 in All Categories, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 7, Security
IE 7 will be delivered in the fourth quarter as a "high priority" update via Automatic 
Updates in Windows XP, Gary Schare, Microsoft’s director of IE product management, said in an interview Tuesday. Automatic Updates is a Windows feature typically used for security updates, but Microsoft has also used it to push its antipiracy tool WGA Notifications.
"The justification, of course, is the significant security enhancements in IE 7," Schare said. Microsoft recommends that all Windows users install the new browser when it ships, he added.
IE 7 will be the first major update to Microsoft’s ubiquitous Web browser in five years. Security was the No. 1 investment for the update, Microsoft has said. Critics have likened predecessor IE 6 to "Swiss cheese" because of the many security vulnerabilities in it. A third and final beta of IE 7 was released late last month. Microsoft tags IE 7 ‘high priority’ update | CNET News.com
