IE8 is now a Critical Update for Win XP

[John Inzer]

IE8 is now a Critical Update for Win XP
users on the Microsoft Update site.

Have a look:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3591/3485288721_775dc0ece4.jpg?v=0

If you have automatic updates activated
and do not wish to install IE8...have a look
at the following site:

Toolkit to Disable Automatic
Delivery of Internet Explorer 8
http://tinyurl.com/9yjpqw
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...28-5806-4ba6-9e4e-8e224ec6dd8c&displaylang=en

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Solutions that work for
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[John Inzer]

Dave,

I installed IE8 as part of the critical upgrades last night. It is >
soooooooooo < much slower than IE7 that I'm in this newsgroup this
morning looking for posts about issues with rolling from IE8 back to
IE7.

Part of the problem may be network connections. I use MS TCPView to
periodically look at what my computer is talking to. When I started
using IE8 and it seemed to run at half the speed of IE7, I popped up
TCPView to see if there was any clue there. Wow! TCPView normally
shows ~10 active network connections. But when I started using IE8,
it had over 140 network connections open!!! I have absolutely no
idea what its doing, but actively communicating over that many
network connections can't do anything helpful for performance. After
awhile the number of network connections decreased to 20-30, but IMHO
IE8 is still off doing performance-hogging things that add nothing to
my use of a web browser.

IE8 -- two thumbs down.

Dave

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If you happen to use Spybot or Spyware Blaster....
the immunizations may slow IE8...if you disable
the immunizations it will run faster.

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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Guest]

John,

START | RUN | Type regedit & press ENTER

Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\INTERNET EXPLORER\SETUP

Create a new subkey '8.0'

In the right pane of this new sub key create a new DWORD 'DoNotAllowIE80' &
set it to '1'

Close the registry editor

Job done without clicking any tiny url's

Remember the Microsoft blocker needs to be run from the command line so the
average home user isn't going to be able to do that

 

[M]

John,

START | RUN | Type regedit & press ENTER

Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\INTERNET EXPLORER\SETUP

Create a new subkey '8.0'

In the right pane of this new sub key create a new DWORD
'DoNotAllowIE80' & set it to '1'

Close the registry editor

Job done without clicking any tiny url's

Remember the Microsoft blocker needs to be run from the command line so
the average home user isn't going to be able to do that

Easier way is to use Auto Updates and tell Auto Updates not to offer IE8
again. No need for a command line or using the registry editor.

M

 

[John John (MVP)]

John,

START | RUN | Type regedit & press ENTER

Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\INTERNET EXPLORER\SETUP

Create a new subkey '8.0'

In the right pane of this new sub key create a new DWORD
'DoNotAllowIE80' & set it to '1'

Close the registry editor

Job done without clicking any tiny url's

Remember the Microsoft blocker needs to be run from the command line so
the average home user isn't going to be able to do that

Hmmm... if they can't run commands at the Command Prompt I kind of doubt
that they will be able to add values to the registry...

John

 

[Unknown]

How do you know that is from Microsoft?

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was Wednesday, April 29, 2009 6:34:04 AM, and on a
whim, Dave pounded out on the keyboard:

Dave,

I installed IE8 as part of the critical upgrades last night. It is >
soooooooooo < much slower than IE7 that I'm in this newsgroup this morning
looking for posts about issues with rolling from IE8 back to IE7.

Part of the problem may be network connections. I use MS TCPView to
periodically look at what my computer is talking to. When I started using
IE8 and it seemed to run at half the speed of IE7, I popped up TCPView to see
if there was any clue there. Wow! TCPView normally shows ~10 active network
connections. But when I started using IE8, it had over 140 network
connections open!!! I have absolutely no idea what its doing, but actively
communicating over that many network connections can't do anything helpful
for performance. After awhile the number of network connections decreased to
20-30, but IMHO IE8 is still off doing performance-hogging things that add
nothing to my use of a web browser.

IE8 -- two thumbs down.

Dave

Hi Dave,

I have been adding the IE8 Blocker on all networks I admin and using GP
to implement it. Don't need the headaches...


Terry R.

 

[Dave]

Thank you everybody--

Well - I got my answer! After reading the 8 to 10 posts below, I have no
interest in IE8. Since I don't understand many of the rational/detail
issues anyway, it is obvious I have no business wrestling with one more
self-induced nightmare.

Thank you all again

Dave1

 

[Guest]

Terry,

I done the same earlier today. Makes life easier

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

FUD alert!

IE8 is offered as a High-Priority update, not a Critical update, just like
IE7 was.

<QP>
Starting on or about the third week of April, users still running IE6 or IE7
on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008
will get will get a notification through Automatic Update about IE8. This
rollout will start with a narrow audience and expand over time to the entire
user base. On Windows XP and Server 2003, the update will be [a]
High-Priority [update]. On Windows Vista and Server 2008 it will be [an]
Important [update].

IE8 will not automatically install on machines. Users must opt-in to install
IE8. Users will see a Welcome screen that offers choices: Ask later, install
now, or don’t install.

[screenshot: http://ieblog.members.winisp.net/images/wuwelcomevista.png]

Users who decline the automatic update can still download it from
http://www.microsoft.com/ie8 or from Windows Update as an optional update...
</QP>
Source:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2009/04/10/prepare-for-automatic-update-distribution-of-ie8.aspx

You do NOT have to install the Blocker to avoid *installing* IE8.

To avoid even downloading the IE8 without installing the Blocker, simply
change your Automatic Updates setting to Notify Only: When AU offers IE8,
de-select it and "hide" it.

Or simply go to Windows Update website, run a CUSTOM scan, then de-select
IE8 and "hide" it.

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was Wednesday, April 29, 2009 6:02:26 PM, and on a
whim, SPAMCOP User pounded out on the keyboard:

Terry,

I done the same earlier today. Makes life easier

Especially since MS released it as a "critical update". Not so much...


Terry R.

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was Wednesday, April 29, 2009 7:00:22 PM, and on a
whim, PA Bear [MS MVP] pounded out on the keyboard:

FUD alert!

IE8 is offered as a High-Priority update, not a Critical update, just like
IE7 was.

High Priority or Critical, doesn't matter. The issue is that it's being
offered by WU/MU either way, and users need to stop it. For those with
WU/MU set to AU, they already have it... They should have been offered
a choice outside of the update process IMO.


Terry R.

 

[PaulM]

I have a script here to block IE8:

http://www.paulsxp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=620&p=821#p821

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The date and time was Wednesday, April 29, 2009 7:00:22 PM, and on a whim,
PA Bear [MS MVP] pounded out on the keyboard:

FUD alert!

IE8 is offered as a High-Priority update, not a Critical update, just
like IE7 was.

High Priority or Critical, doesn't matter. The issue is that it's being
offered by WU/MU either way, and users need to stop it. For those with
WU/MU set to AU, they already have it... They should have been offered a
choice outside of the update process IMO.


Terry R.

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:03:35 PM, and on a
whim, PaulM pounded out on the keyboard:

I have a script here to block IE8:

http://www.paulsxp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=620&p=821#p821

It's kind of after the fact for all those that have their WU set to AU.


Terry R.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Something wrong with?...

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=21687628-5806-4ba6-9e4e-8e224ec6dd8c

I have a script here to block IE8:

http://www.paulsxp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=620&p=821#p821

The date and time was Wednesday, April 29, 2009 7:00:22 PM, and on a
whim,
PA Bear [MS MVP] pounded out on the keyboard:

FUD alert!

IE8 is offered as a High-Priority update, not a Critical update, just
like IE7 was.

High Priority or Critical, doesn't matter. The issue is that it's being
offered by WU/MU either way, and users need to stop it. For those with
WU/MU set to AU, they already have it... They should have been offered a
choice outside of the update process IMO.


Terry R.