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Oct 04, 2007 Visit the Internet Explorer site for more information on Internet Explorer 7. This download is for Windows Server 2003 SP1 or Windows Server 2003 SP2 only. To download Internet Explorer 7 for other supported versions of Microsoft Windows, see Related Downloads below.
Just when you thought you wouldn’t see another version of Internet Explorer this side of the next ice age, Microsoft hits the world with a totally new release of its almighty browsing app. It’s been so long in the making that many web users have got fed up with waiting for Microsoft to update its technology and have looked elsewhere – mainly in the direction of Firefox. Now the big, bad king of the browser world is in no mood to see its crown wrestled away, but can it do enough to win back its deserters? For starters, the new streamlined interface is definitely an improvement. Microsoft has basically stripped back the menu bar and hidden all of the tools and functions within a set of compact icons, placed subtly at the top-right of the interface. It allows you to see pages in a very large viewing space. IE has also finally decided to support tabbed browsing.
It includes a ‘New tab’ button for instant opening, plus an ingenious ‘Quick Tabs’ button, which opens up thumbnail previews of all your opened tabs in one screen and, unlike Firefox, IE 7 actually has a close button on each tab. You can even save groups of tabs as your homepage so they all launch upon start-up. We also appreciated the print preview tool, which adjusts the page according to your paper size.
IE 7 has improved the way it integrates RSS. Whenever you come across a site that supports RSS, the icon in the toolbar will turn its characteristic orange. Click on it and you will be lead to a page that reveals all the feeds for that website.
Just click on the “subscribe to this feed” link to add it to your favourites. You can also subscribe by clicking on the small star icon on the left. Unlike Firefox however, there’s no drop down view of each item in a feed. The Favorites Center, opened up by clicking on the big star icon, is divided into favourites, feeds and history.
Security is usually one of the characteristic weak spots of IE. Apart from a pop-up blocker, version 7 also dishes out an anti-phishing filter. To give it a try, we opened up known phishing sites published on. To our disappointment, the filter failed to report most of them. Phishing protection may not be IE 7’s strength but at least the browser incorporates security protocols SSL 2. 0, just like Firefox.
For all its improvements, IE is still far from perfect. Like Firefox, IE fails to pass the Acid2 Test and does not even support the latest standards.
We found IE to lag and drag whenever opening up new tabs, the tools section and applying new settings. You can add a good number of search bar providers and add-ons from the, however they are still in much fewer number compared to the Mozilla extensions for Firefox. Furthermore, IE 7 is actually limited to those of you that have XP SP2 and for some reason you will need to disable your antivirus and restart your PC to properly install it. As the most popular browser on the planet, Internet Explorer provides a flexible and reliable browsing experience with enhanced Web privacy features for all Windows users. This new release contains a wealth of new features, designed to help you surf the web quicker, easier and more securely.
Cut through the clutter Simple is good. A redesigned, streamlined interface gives you more of what you need and less of what you don't.
The new look maximizes the area of the screen that displays the webpage. Do more by doing less Open multiple websites in one Internet Explorer window with tabbed browsing. See thumbnail images of all open tabs in a single view.
Organize multiple tabs into a single tab group and save it as a favorite. Print it right the first time IE 7 automatically shrinks text for improved printing, so all webpage content fits on your final printed page. Print options also include adjustable margins, customizable page layouts, removable headers and footers, and changeable print space. Get news delivered directly to you Tired of looking for the latest news and information on the web? Internet Explorer 7 can deliver the latest updates from your favorite sites to you. Subscribe to RSS feeds through Internet Explorer 7, and get instant access to personalized sports, news, and shopping feeds that keep you up to date on the latest information online.
Choose multiple search providers Search the Internet directly from the browser frame using your favorite search provider with the instant search box. Put safety first Robust new Internet Explorer 7 architecture and improved security features help protect you against malicious software, and help to keep your personal data safe from fraudulent websites and online phishing scams.
This detailed guide will take you every step of the way through installing Internet Explorer 9 on your Mac – using nothing but free software. Important: There are a couple of things you should know before you undertake this (quite easy, albeit lengthy) endeavor. You will require approximately 26GB (yes, gigabytes) of free space in order to install IE 9 using the method outlined below. Once the installation is complete, you’ll be able to delete all of the files required for the set up, but you’ll still be using approximately 13GB of disk space to run IE 9.
The installation involves downloading 13+GB of data – so you may want to run the initial download overnight, depending on the speed of your Internet connection. It’s also worth mentioning that while there are other methods to install Internet Explorer on your Mac, this is the only one that I have found to consistently run IE 9 correctly (no crashing, no problems rendering web pages etc). If the above requirements don’t scare you off, here are the steps to install IE 9 on your Mac. The first thing you’ll need to do is install VirtualBox, if you don’t have it installed on your Mac already.
Head over to the and download VirtualBox for OS X. The installation is very straight forward – run the installer package and click ‘Next’ a bunch of times. Once completed, don’t open VirtualBox, just proceed to the next step. Open up a Terminal by navigating to Applications - Utilities - Terminal.
From the prompt, enter the following command: curl -s IEVMSVERSIONS=”9″ bash and hit Enter. This is where you’ll want to take a long break.
Your Mac is now downloading approximately 13GB of data. You can check on the status once in a while but it’s about as entertaining as watching paint dry. After the download has finished, the files will be processed. When you see Done! In the Terminal window and are returned to the command prompt, you’re finished with the time consuming part.
Leave the Terminal window open – we’ll be using it later to delete the unnecessary files. Now open VirtualBox from your Applications folder. If you’re prompted to download an update, click the Download button. If you’re not, skip down to step #14. Again, click the Download button.
Now click the Install button. If prompted, click Upgrade. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the VirtualBox License window (the I Agree button won’t be ‘clickable’ until you do). Click I Agree. Enter your password when prompted.
Finally, click OK. Select IE9 (clean) from the column on the left side of the VirtualBox window.
Note: you may also see an entry titled ‘IE9 Inaccessible’ – ignore it. Now click the Settings button from the Toolbar. Click the System tab from the top menu. Select Motherboard from the secondary menu. Use the ‘slider’ to increase the Base Memory: level.
Assuming your Mac has at least 2GB of RAM, I would suggest increasing the Base Memory to 1024MB. Your VirtualBox (IE 9) will run quite slowly if you use much less than 1024MB of memory. Click OK when you’re done.
With IE9 (clean) still selected, click the Start button. VirtualBox will now explain how the Auto capture keyboard feature works. Read this message carefully. In a nutshell it amounts to this – use the left command key on your keyboard to ‘release’ your keyboard and mouse from the virtual machine (IE 9). Windows will now boot. If a mouse pointer integration message appears, ignore it and click OK. Once Windows finishes setting itself up and boots, select the Administrator ‘button’.
Note: NOT the “Admin” user. Use the password: Password1 Note: the password is case sensitive – the P in Password1 must be capitalized. Now you’ll sign into Windows.
The Windows Activation window will appear. Click Ask me later.
You’ll be presented with this screen every time you launch your IE 9 Virtual Machine – click Ask me later every time. You will have a complete Windows 7 working environment, including Internet Explorer 9. Now you can test out web sites in IE 9, access those “Internet Explorer only” sites etc. Bring that Terminal window back up. Enter the command: cd.ievms. Now enter the following commands, one at a time: cd vhd cd IE9 rm.rar rm.exe ls After entering the “ls” command, you should see two files (and only two files) – Windows 7.vhd and Windows 7.vcm.
That will have cleared up about 13GB of hard drive space, leaving only the files required to run Windows 7 and IE 9. You can quit the Terminal now – you’re done!