IE7 Beta for Windows XP: Summer 2005

Spinner

Neowin reports that Microsoft have announced that Internet Explorer 7.0 should start to appear in beta form this summer.

Thanks to an alert at the featured sites community website, we are at liberty to share news on the new version of IE, of which so far, will only be available for Windows XP SP2 customers. Speaking at the Keynote Address at RSA Conference, Gates confirmed it:

“We’re installing Windows XP SP2 companywide on over 50,000 desktops because we recognize that its security enhancements are significant. As the frequency of attacks against computer systems increases, it’s becoming critically important to have our systems protected against hackers, viruses and other security risks,” said Joseph Martella, director of End User Computing, Product Engineering at Merrill Lynch.

Building on those advancements, Gates announced Internet Explorer 7.0, designed to add new levels of security to Windows XP SP2 while maintaining the level of extensibility and compatibility that customers have come to expect. Internet Explorer 7.0 will also provide even stronger defenses against phishing, malicious software and spyware. The beta release is scheduled to be available this summer.

Source: Neowin

bo3meer

thanx..

Camman

w00t!

diminion

boo.

Straight_Man

Two other thiings to mention in re IE 7.0:

It will no longer be integral with Windows as of version 7.0-- it will be a separate software package.

XP SP2 will be part of the System Requirements for IE 7.0.

Both reflect CURRENT plans, and those have been known to change.

Geeky1

Well if it requires SP2 I won't be using it... I had SP2 installed on here before I had to reinstall Windows. I hated it.