IE7

IE7 keeps Reinstalling Itself

There is a way to block the IE 7 automatic download and installation without having to disable auto updates completely. Anticipating that many companies might not want to deploy IE 7 immediately, Microsoft released a blocking tool, which you can download. It works on XP with Service Pack 2. This is a command line utility.
Link HERE.

Another way to block the installation is to create a registry key.
As always, be careful and back up the registry before editing it.
Here are the instructions:

Open your favorite registry editor.
Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Setup \ 7.0
Create a DWORD value named DoNotAllowIE70.
Set the data value to 1.
Finally, there is a free GUI tool by IntelliAdmin that you can download.
It's a little application that just requires you to click an option button to disable IE 7 auto install
Direct link to .exe file HERE.

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IE7 missing options under "settings" in the advanced tab


SYMPTOMS : In Windows Internet Explorer 7, no options appear under Settings on the Advanced tab of the Internet Options dialog box. To see the Internet Options dialog box, click Tools, and then click Internet Options.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then press ENTER.
2. Type the following command, and then press ENTER: regsvr32 /n /i inetcpl.cpl

KB Article ID : 928849

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