For people of you who manage your organization’s desktops employing Windows Server Update Solutions (WSUS) Web Explorer eight is going to be made available by way of this engineering starting August twenty five, 2009. Web Explorer eight will probably be created obtainable as an “Update rollup” and will likely be applicable to all supported languages.
Is my organization affected?
If your organization uses WSUS and has it configured to auto-approve Update rollup packages, upon acceptance of the Internet Explorer eight End User License Agreement (EULA) by the WSUS administrator,
Office 2010 Professional Plus Product Key, World wide web Explorer eight will install automatically on computers running Web Explorer 6 or 7 on supported operating systems.
What should I do if I auto-approve Update rollups but want to control when I deploy Net Explorer 8?
To give you control over how and when Net Explorer eight is deployed in your environment,
Buy Office 2010, perform the following steps:
Before August 25, 2009:
Turn off auto-approve for “Update rollup” packages in WSUS,
Buy Windows 7 Enterprise, and approve the updates manually. Note: Even if Auto-Approve for “Update rollup” is on,
Office Professional 2010 Sale, you will still be required to approve the World wide web Explorer 8 EULA before Internet Explorer 8 is deployed to downstream clients.
After August 25, 2009:
Synchronize your WSUS server. Decline the Web Explorer 8 update packages. If you typically auto-approve update rollup packages,
Office Home And Business 2010 Key, you can re-enable automatic approval for “Update rollups.”
What other Web Explorer eight updates will be obtainable by way of WSUS?
Cumulative security updates for Internet Explorer eight and Net Explorer 8 Compatibility View List updates will also be released through WSUS as they become obtainable.
To deploy Web Explorer eight today, visit the Internet Explorer TechNet Center – among other useful resources you’ll find an Internet Explorer Deployment Guide and information about the Internet Explorer Administration Kit which explains how to generate a MSI installer and distribute it using Systems Management Server or Group Policy.
Eric Hebenstreit
Lead Program Manager
Great Eric, thanks for the update... was wondering when this was going to hit the WSUS infrastructure.
"Windows World wide web Explorer 8 MUI Pack for Windows XP/2003"
and
"World wide web Explorer eight Language Packs for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008"
also available by WSUS than ?