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| steve74 wrote: Hmm, never heard of ietester, is that an emulator? * scrurries off to Google * | |
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aye. You've probably found it by now, it's great!
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| Author: | steve74 [ Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Blocking Internet Explorer 8 update? |
We have a few Windows XP PCs at work, one of which I deliberately left running IE 7 in order to test some web stuff we do works OK in that version. I heard that Microsoft are pushing out the IE 8 update to people on older versions via the automatic updates and I'd like to stop that happening on this one PC. But how? Up to now, IE8 has always appeared in the Optional Software section in Windows Update so it's easy to ignore, and I have the Automatic Updates option set to just notify me of updates so I can check what it's going to install. Noticed the other day that IE 8 has now moved from Optional Software to Critical Updates in the Windows Update site - is there any way to disable the IE 8 update from appearing altogether? I need one PC to run IE 7 for testing purposes, but I don't want to disable updates altogether. I'm sure it's easy, anyone care to enlighten me, please? Thanks |
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| Author: | tombolt [ Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Blocking Internet Explorer 8 update? |
I don't know exactly, but is there any reason ietester is not suitable for you? |
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| Author: | steve74 [ Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Blocking Internet Explorer 8 update? |
Hmm, never heard of ietester, is that an emulator? * scrurries off to Google * |
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| Author: | belchingmatt [ Sun Mar 11, 2012 11:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Blocking Internet Explorer 8 update? |
If ie8 is being rolled out as critical update now, then if the majority of users will be migrated automatically is there a need for you test in ie7? |
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| Author: | tombolt [ Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:03 pm ] | |||||||||
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aye. You've probably found it by now, it's great! |
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| Author: | paulzolo [ Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Blocking Internet Explorer 8 update? |
IE Tester does Explorer from 6 to 8 - and is pretty handy. Just remember that a lot of restarted large organisations still require IE6, and won't be upgrading anytime soon because critical systems rely on it. I, personally, don't care about these any more. If it works on E 6 that's by accident, not by design. |
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| Author: | cloaked_wolf [ Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Blocking Internet Explorer 8 update? |
I remember being able to "ignore" updates in windows xp. This would hide the update and a message at the bottom would state that there was one hidden update. Is this not possible? |
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| Author: | steve74 [ Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:58 pm ] | |||||||||
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Yep, that's what I'm after but couldn't find it - is that in Windows Update (accessed via Internet Explorer) or somewhere in the Control Panel (Security or Automatic Updates). I know you can ignore individual updates on a Mac, but wasn't sure it's possible on Windows XP. Good point about not testing on IE 6 or 7 anymore, but not sure my boss will agree! |
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| Author: | paulzolo [ Sun Mar 11, 2012 2:25 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Or, as one person I know suggested, add a 15% surcharge for obsolete browser compatibility testing! |
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| Author: | tombolt [ Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Blocking Internet Explorer 8 update? |
My biggest client is a multinational on ie6, so any work I do for them has to work on it. 
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| Author: | ProfessorF [ Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:05 pm ] | |||||||||
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| Author: | belchingmatt [ Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:15 pm ] | |||||||||
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From some of the companies I've worked for that wouldn't surprise me at all. However it's a shame that pandering to them is necessary for your business. |
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| Author: | big_D [ Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Blocking Internet Explorer 8 update? |
Just move the machine to another group in your waudi server and don't authorise the updates for that group. |
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| Author: | paulzolo [ Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:24 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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It will get to the point where Microsoft just won't be interested in supporting it at all, even for big multinationals. |
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| Author: | forquare1 [ Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:31 pm ] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MS will support it, but support contracts will get ever more expensive. |
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