Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Fact Sheet

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An overview of the benefits and features of Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP.
Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP is now available to all Internet users for free download. Consumers can upgrade and browse the Web with confidence knowing that the new browser provides a greater level of security, makes everyday tasks easier, and will work well with the Web sites they visit." title="Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Fact Sheet">An overview of the benefits and features of Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP.
Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP is now available to all Internet users for free download. Consumers can upgrade and browse the Web with confidence knowing that the new browser provides a greater level of security, makes everyday tasks easier, and will work well with the Web sites they visit.

As previously announced, to help customers become more secure and up to date, Microsoft Corp. will also distribute Internet Explorer 7 as a high-priority update via Automatic Updates beginning in November 2006. Microsoft encourages customers to install Internet Explorer 7 when notified by Automatic Updates of its availability. Microsoft will continue to provide consumers in North America running Internet Explorer 7 with unlimited phone support for download and installation issues at no charge until Nov. 1, 2007. Free phone support is available in English Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. PDT, and on Saturday and Sunday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. PDT by calling (866) 234-6020.

Microsoft encourages all genuine Windows customers who want innovative security technologies and an easier browsing experience to download Internet Explorer 7 free of charge. Internet Explorer 7 includes the following key features designed to enhance the end user’s experience.

Easier Online Navigation
Internet Explorer 7 takes much of the work out of navigating the Internet, allowing users to do more online. The browser has been redesigned with a new look and enhanced capabilities that that make everyday tasks — such as searching, browsing multiple sites and printing — simple and fast. Internet Explorer 7 includes the following key features designed to enhance the end user’s experience:
• New look. The Internet Explorer 7 window frame is reorganized to make it more streamlined and less cluttered by eliminating items not commonly used. This maximizes the screen real estate devoted to Web pages that users want to view and helps make it easier to perform browsing tasks.
• Streamlined controls. The redesigned navigation bar consolidates common tasks into collapsible onscreen menus, considerably reducing the size of the navigation bar and emphasizing the activities that users perform most online. Common tasks, such as adding Web sites to the Favorites menu, can be performed with a single click.
• Tabbed browsing. With tabbed browsing users can view multiple sites in a single browser window and easily switch from one site to another via tabs at the top of the window frame. Users also can easily reorder their tabs by dragging them to the left or right.
• Quick Tabs. The Quick Tabs feature is designed to make tab selection and navigation fast and easy. After opening multiple tabs, users can view and manage them with an at-a-glance thumbnail view in a single window.
• Tab Groups. This feature allows tabs to be grouped and saved in logical categories. Further, users can open all pages within a group with a single click, saving them time in opening pages they visit regularly. Users can even set a tab group to open automatically every time they launch Internet Explorer 7 from the Start menu, so the pages they want open are retrieved as soon as they open the browser.
• Instant Search. Users can now enter their Web queries directly in a search box within the Internet Explorer frame. They can also choose their favorite search provider from a drop-down list or easily add more.
• Really Simple Syndication. Integrated support for RSS allows users to automatically receive the latest headlines, travel discounts, sports scores and other timely content from their favorite Web sites and blogs.
• Advanced printing. A shrink-to-fit printing feature automatically resizes all the text on a Web page to create the proper width for printing. Internet Explorer 7 also includes a multipage print preview feature with live margins, the ability to resize text to avoid document clipping, and an option for printing only selected text — all of which make it easier for users to print exactly what they want.
• Favorites Center. A newly designed panel offers Internet Explorer 7 users fast, easy access to Favorites, Tab Groups, Browsing History and RSS feed subscriptions. The Favorites Center expands out as needed or can be pinned in place for easier access.
• Page Zoom. With this feature, users can enlarge or zoom in on individual Web pages, including text and graphics, to focus on specific content or make content more accessible to those with vision disabilities. For added convenience the feature also allows horizontal scrolling while zooming.

Dynamic Security Technologies and Privacy Protection
To help instill more confidence in customers’ browsing experiences, Internet Explorer 7 incorporates dynamic security technologies, including a robust architecture and new security features to better protect end users against online threats. In addition to the significantly increased level of protection against malware, Internet Explorer 7 also has been strengthened in terms of personal data safeguards, with features that help protect users against "social attacks" such as phishing and help prevent fraudulent Web sites from stealing users’ personal data. Specific security enhancements include these:
• Phishing Filter. Microsoft’s new Phishing Filter provides better protection against malicious Web site operators and helps prevent users from becoming the victims of online fraud. The Phishing Filter warns users about suspicious sites and blocks access to confirmed phishing sites. The opt-in feature analyzes pages in real time, and the confirmed phishing sites list is updated several times every hour using the latest security information from Microsoft and industry partners. This helps ensure that users are safer from the moment new phishing sites first appear on the Web.
• ActiveX Opt-In. This malware protection feature disables nearly all pre-installed ActiveX Controls, and helps prevent potentially vulnerable controls from being exposed to attack. Users can easily enable or disable ActiveX Controls as needed through the Information Bar and the Add-on Manager.
• Fix My Settings. To help prevent users from browsing with unsafe settings, Internet Explorer 7 alerts users with an Information Bar when current security settings may put them at risk. Within the security settings window, users will see settings highlighted in red when they modify certain critical items. Dialog alerts warn the user about potentially unsafe settings, and the user will be reminded by the Information Bar as long as the settings remain in that condition. With one click, users can instantly reset the security settings to the Medium-High default level by clicking on the Fix My Settings option in the Information Bar.
• Extended Validation Certificates. Microsoft has worked with the industry to develop a new, stricter standard for issuing certificates, called Extended Validation Certificates. To help further reduce identity theft and increase user confidence in Web transactions, the Internet Explorer 7 Address Bar will display the usual SSL padlock with a green highlight when visiting a site with an Extended Validation Certificate.
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