Internet Explorer 7 FINAL 7.0.5730.11

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Internet Explorer 7.0 - The latest version of the world most popular Web browser has been released for technical evaluation

Internet Explorer 7 is a useful program that includes advancements insecurity and browsing experience for end users, functionality andcompatibility for developers, and manageability for corporate networkadministrators.

Here are some key features of "Internet Explorer 7":

ActiveX Opt-in
Disables nearly all pre-installed ActiveX controls to preventpotentially vulnerable controls from being exposed to attack. You caneasily enable or disable ActiveX controls as needed through theInformation Bar and the Add-on Manager.

Simplified User Experience
The Internet Explorer 7 frame is reorganized to make it noticeablysimpler, more streamlined, and less cluttered with unnecessary items.This maximizes the area of the screen devoted to the webpages that youwant to see and makes performing the most common browsing tasks easy.

CSS Improvements
Addresses many of the major inconsistencies that can cause webdevelopers problems when producing visually rich, interactive webpages.Improved support for CSS2.1, including selectors and fixed positioning,allow web developers to create more powerful effects without the use ofscript.

Security Status Bar
Enhances awareness of website security and privacy settings bydisplaying color-coded notifications next to the address bar. InternetExplorer 7 changes the Address Bar green for websites bearing new HighAssurance certificates, indicating the site owner has completedextensive identity verification checks. Phishing Filter notifications,certificate names, and the gold padlock icon are now also adjacent tothe address bar for better visibility. Certificate and privacy detailinformation can easily be displayed with a single click on the SecurityStatus Bar.

Advanced Printing
Automatically scales a printed webpage so that it s not wider thanthe paper it will be printed on. Internet Explorer 7 also includes amulti-page print preview with live margins, resizing text to avoid document clipping, and an option to print only selected text.

Application Compatibility Toolkit
An application compatibility kit will be available for InternetExplorer 7, allowing IT pros and developers to understand anyincompatibilities with their existing websites, applications, anddeployments.

Phishing Filter
Proactively warns and helps protect you against potential or knownfraudulent sites and blocks the site if appropriate. The opt-in filteris updated several times per hour using the latest security informationfrom Microsoft and several industry partners about fraudulent websites.

Toolbar Search Box
Web searches using your favorite search provider can now be enteredinto a search box within the toolbar, eliminating the clutter ofseparate toolbars. You can easily choose a provider from the dropdownlist or add more providers.

Alpha Channel in PNG
Supports transparency within the PNG image format, resulting in better-looking websites that are simpler to build.

Cross-Domain Barriers
Limits script on webpages from interacting with content from otherdomains or windows. This enhanced safeguard will further protectagainst malware by limiting the potential for malicious websites tomanipulate flaws in other websites or cause you to download undesiredcontent or software.

Favorites Center
Offers easy and fast access to Favorites, Tab Groups, BrowsingHistory, and RSS Feed subscriptions. Expands out when needed, and canbe pinned in place for even easier access.

Group Policy Improvements
Provides support for all aspects of Internet Explorer settingsthrough Group Policy, greatly easing management across an enterprise.

Delete Browsing History
Allows you to clean up cached pages, passwords, form data, cookies, and history, all from a single window.

RSS Feeds
Automatically detects RSS feeds on sites by illuminating an icon onthe toolbar. A single click on the icon allows you to preview andoptionally subscribe to the site s RSS feed, and then be automaticallynotified as content is updated. Read RSS feeds directly in the browser,scan for important stories, and filter your view with search terms orsite-specific categories.

Internet Explorer Administration Kit
OEMs and deployment specialists can pre-package Internet Explorerwith customized settings or additional programs for their users.

Address Bar Protection
Every window, regardless of whether it s a pop-up or standard window,will present an address bar to the user, helping to block malicioussites from emulating trusted sites.

Tabbed Browsing
View multiple sites in a single browser window. Easily switch fromone site to another through tabs at the top of the browser frame.

Improved AJAX Support
Improves the implementation of the XMLHTTP Request as a nativeJavascript object for rich AJAX-style applications. While InternetExplorer 6 handled XMLHTTP requests with an ActiveX control, InternetExplorer 7 exposes XMLHTTP natively. This improves syntacticalcompatibility across different browsers and allows clients to configureand customize a security policy of their choice without compromisingkey AJAX scenarios.

International Domain Name Anti-spoofing
In addition to adding support for International Domain Names in URLs,Internet Explorer also notifies you when visually similar characters inthe URL are not expressed in the same language, thus protecting youagainst sites that could otherwise appear as known, trustworthy sites.

Quick Tabs
Provides easy tab selection and navigation by displaying thumbnails of all open tabs in a single window.

Open Search Extensions
In conjunction with Amazon.com, a set of RSS Simple List Extensionswere submitted to the RSS community, and released under the CreativeCommons license. Among other features, these extensions greatlysimplify development of applications that interact with OpenSearch-compatible search providers.

URL Handling Security
Redesigned URL parsing ensures consistent processing and minimizespossible exploits. The new URL handler helps centralize critical dataparsing and increases data consistency throughout the application.

Tab Groups
Tabs can be grouped and saved into logical categories, allowing youto open multiple tabs with a single click. A Tab Group can easily beset as the Home Page Group so the entire Tab Group opens every timeInternet Explorer is launched from the Start menu.

RSS Platform
Provides rich functionality for downloading, storing, and accessingRSS feeds across the entire operating system, and enables more usersthan ever before to embrace RSS. Once a feed is subscribed to in oneapplication, that subscription, and all the associated content, will bemade available across the operating system for any application thatwishes to consume it.

Fix My Settings
To keep you protected from browsing with unsafe settings, InternetExplorer 7 warns you with an Information Bar when current securitysettings may put you at risk. Within the Internet Control Panel, youwill see certain critical items highlighted in red when they areunsafely configured. In addition to dialog alerts warning you aboutunsafe settings, you will be reminded by the Information Bar as long asthe settings remain unsafe. You can instantly reset Internet securitysettings to the Medium-High default level by clicking the Fix MySettings option in the Information Bar.

Page Zoom
Enlarge or zoom in on individual webpages, including both text andgraphics, to either focus on specific content or to make content moreaccessible to those with vision limitations.

Add-ons Disabled Mode
To help troubleshoot difficulties launching Internet Explorer orreaching specific websites, you have the ability to start in "NoAdd-ons" mode, where only critical system Add-ons a