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How to Block IE 7 from Auto-Installing on Your Computer
Published October 11th, 2006 in All Categories, How-to, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 7
The final version of IE 7.0 will be available anytime this month on Microsoft IE Website. Like other 
Microsoft Security Updates and Patches, Internet Explorer 7 will also be distributed via Automatic Updates for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 SP1 users.
If you have disabled Automatic Updates on your Windows system, you will be prompted to download and install IE 7 when you perform a manual scan for updates using the Express install option on the Windows Update or Microsoft Update sites.
As some extra cautious users may want to delay installing IE7 on their Windows machines, Microsoft has provided a very simple registry key to block automatic delivery of Internet Explorer 7 on your computer. Without going into the technical details, just download and install the following registry file. How to Block IE 7 from Auto-Installing on Your Computer ยป Digital Inspiration
