Silent updates for IE

[Glenn]

If you use a 'legacy' version of IE, this may interest you.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/15/ie_9_silent_updates/

[Rik]

Interesting to see MS' market share, Glenn, that's a huge change over just a few years.

[Glenn]

They will be under 50% of the market next year, I think.

[Rik]

I think it's inevitable. Who'd have thought it 4 or 5 years ago?

[davej99]

Thanks for the heads up on IE, Glenn. The last time I checked, I found IE9 incompatible with Vista Windows Mail, which is unsupported, and reverted to IE8 to get full Mail functionality. I use Windows update Hide function to prevent automatic update to IE9. Toolkit offerred by MS seems applicable only to corporate systems where update blocking is not permitted. I seem to spend a lot of time helping family and friends using XP and Vista remove and block IE9. Seems to me making the update a default is just Microsoft avoiding litigation.

[davej99]

I seem to spend a lot of time helping family and friends using XP and Vista remove and block IE9.

Should have said just Vista. Believe IE8 is the default XP upgrade. But certainly IE8 confuses with its slices and accelerators and it is these that cause problems for friends and family using XP who are of an age and disposition intolerant of Microsoft's fripperies. A bit more security and less  bells and whistles would be in order. Fancy lights in the house, but no lock on the front door.

[Rik]

They're working on the lock, Dave, but it's a committee job and they're still trying to think of a name first.

[pctech]

Thanks for the heads up on IE, Glenn. The last time I checked, I found IE9 incompatible with Vista Windows Mail, which is unsupported

Is there not a replacement?