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Microsoft recommends that all genuine Windows customers install IE7, and distribute IE7 as a high-priority update via Automatic Updates (AU). Automatic Updates will notify users when IE7 is ready to install and show a welcome screen that presents key features and choices to “Install”, “Don’t Install”, or “Ask Me Later”. Sometimes this screen is quite annoying for those who not yet prepare to install IE7.
Microsoft has provided a very simple registry key to block automatic updates of IE7 on your computer. Just download and install the registry file DoNotAllow IE7. This registry file will create a IE7 blocking registry key value in HLM\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Setup\7.0 the value DoNotAllowIE7 is set to ‘1′. IE7 will not be available in Automatic Updates unless the registry value DoNotAllowIE7 is set back to ‘0′.
Microsoft also provide a Blocker Toolkit for large corporates who may want to block automatic delivery of IE7 to prevent their employees from installing IE7. The free Blocker Toolkit can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center.
January 15th, 2007 at 12:22 am
Unfortunately the next Windows Automatic update (13-01-07 The Netherlands) will expect IE7 to be present and will thereupon crash when trying to install. Leaving windows in a mess while at it..
Direct Sond is messed up, several folders views now consist of a single line of thumbnails, repeated crashing of svchost.exe and probably a lot more waiting for me to stumble upon…
Argh..