[crosspost to IE General newsgroup]

Required reading IMHO before installing IE7:

Sandi's Installation Tips for IE7 <= Steps #1-8, #10 & #11; take note of
#12, then STOP!
http://www.ie-vista.com/known_issues.html#pre-install
(ignore any references to Vista)

IE7 will not be offered via Windows Update. You can download the installer
here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...0-081805b2f90b

Save the installer to your desktop, do not Run it.

Make *certain* that you check in at Windows Update immediately after
installing IE7 and install any critical updates offered. If Optional
Updates category offers Root Certificates update, I recommend installing it
to take full advantage of IE7's additional security.

About IE7 (and IE8) Installation and Anti-Malware Applications
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...lications.aspx

About IE7 (and IE8) and Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...and-xpsp3.aspx
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


tamw wrote:
> I have tried several times to upgrade from IE6 to IE7 (haven't tried IE8
> because my version of McAfee said it does not support IE8 yet.) Each time
> it
> goes through the whole process but in the end says that IE7 did not
> install.
> I have disabled McAfee before the process as it is suggested at the
> beginning of the installation process but it still didn't install. I have
> a
> Dell Dimension 3000 on Windows XP Home Edition SP3.

Thanks! So if I am reading your suggestions correctly...I am to download the
installer to my desktop and run it from there for intallation?
--
Tammie


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> [crosspost to IE General newsgroup]
>
> Required reading IMHO before installing IE7:
>
> Sandi's Installation Tips for IE7 <= Steps #1-8, #10 & #11; take note of
> #12, then STOP!
> http://www.ie-vista.com/known_issues.html#pre-install
> (ignore any references to Vista)
>
> IE7 will not be offered via Windows Update. You can download the installer
> here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...0-081805b2f90b
>
> Save the installer to your desktop, do not Run it.
>
> Make *certain* that you check in at Windows Update immediately after
> installing IE7 and install any critical updates offered. If Optional
> Updates category offers Root Certificates update, I recommend installing it
> to take full advantage of IE7's additional security.
>
> About IE7 (and IE8) Installation and Anti-Malware Applications
> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...lications.aspx
>
> About IE7 (and IE8) and Windows XP Service Pack 3
> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...and-xpsp3.aspx
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>
>
> tamw wrote:
> > I have tried several times to upgrade from IE6 to IE7 (haven't tried IE8
> > because my version of McAfee said it does not support IE8 yet.) Each time
> > it
> > goes through the whole process but in the end says that IE7 did not
> > install.
> > I have disabled McAfee before the process as it is suggested at the
> > beginning of the installation process but it still didn't install. I have
> > a
> > Dell Dimension 3000 on Windows XP Home Edition SP3.
>
>

Yes.

tamw wrote:
> Thanks! So if I am reading your suggestions correctly...I am to download
> the
> installer to my desktop and run it from there for intallation?
>
>> [crosspost to IE General newsgroup]
>>
>> Required reading IMHO before installing IE7:
>>
>> Sandi's Installation Tips for IE7 <= Steps #1-8, #10 & #11; take note of
>> #12, then STOP!
>> http://www.ie-vista.com/known_issues.html#pre-install
>> (ignore any references to Vista)
>>
>> IE7 will not be offered via Windows Update. You can download the
>> installer
>> here:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...0-081805b2f90b
>>
>> Save the installer to your desktop, do not Run it.
>>
>> Make *certain* that you check in at Windows Update immediately after
>> installing IE7 and install any critical updates offered. If Optional
>> Updates category offers Root Certificates update, I recommend installing
>> it
>> to take full advantage of IE7's additional security.
>>
>> About IE7 (and IE8) Installation and Anti-Malware Applications
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...lications.aspx
>>
>> About IE7 (and IE8) and Windows XP Service Pack 3
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...and-xpsp3.aspx
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>
>>
>> tamw wrote:
>>> I have tried several times to upgrade from IE6 to IE7 (haven't tried IE8
>>> because my version of McAfee said it does not support IE8 yet.) Each
>>> time
>>> it
>>> goes through the whole process but in the end says that IE7 did not
>>> install.
>>> I have disabled McAfee before the process as it is suggested at the
>>> beginning of the installation process but it still didn't install. I
>>> have
>>> a
>>> Dell Dimension 3000 on Windows XP Home Edition SP3.