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Posted on ZDNet News: Jan 31, 2006 5:00:00 PM

Microsoft took the wraps off Internet Explorer 7 Tuesday, releasing the new "preview" version of its Web browser to the general public for testing.

The program, still a work in progress, is available for download from the Internet Explorer section of Microsoft's corporate Web site, the company said. The company, which began limited testing in July, had promised to deliver a public beta by the end of March.

"The big update is that it's public," said Margaret Cobb, group product manager for Internet Explorer at Microsoft. "All previous releases were limited."

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The latest version works only with Windows XP Service Pack 2 and includes many of the features Microsoft has been touting for months. Among them are new security and privacy protection capabilities such as mechanisms designed to combat phishing attacks, spyware and other threats.

Another new feature lets users clear their browsing history more easily and thus wipe out passwords, form data and cookies in one click, the company said.

The new browser also includes tabbed browsing and a search box on a more streamlined toolbar, concepts that should be familiar to users of Firefox, a rival browser distributed by the Mozilla Foundation.

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Microsoft said that the new Printing Enhancements and Shrink to Fit printing features enable users to adjust margins, change the page layout, remove headers or footers, and increase or decrease the print space.

Tabbed browsing lets users open multiple Web pages in a single browser window. Microsoft has tried to best Firefox with something called Quick Tabs. That feature provides an at-a-glance, thumbnail view of all open tabs in a single window.

In addition, the program is supposed to let users more easily subscribe to syndicated feeds from news and sports sites, blogs and stores. The browser detects feeds enabled by Real Simple Syndication, or RSS, technology, illuminating an icon on the toolbar. Users can preview, subscribe and scan syndicated headlines directly through the browser, Microsoft said.

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IE 7 also includes a number of new features for Web developers, including support for up-and-coming Web-programming technologies known collectively as AJAX.

Microsoft plans to release a final version of IE 7 later this year, around the time the company debuts the next version of its Windows operating system, Windows Vista.

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msfeeds not found?
During the install, the message "msfeeds could not be found" and then canceled and I assume it back out the install contents to that point. Approx 46% completed when the error occured.

Can anyone help me on this error?

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There is a god  nucrash | 01/31/06
Worth at least a 8...  Anti_Zealot | 01/31/06
I'd give him a 9 1/2  BXLE | 01/31/06
I give him a big DONUT  Cayble | 01/31/06
You are right about one thing!!  mdsmedia | 01/31/06
Only a 4.0  Cardinal_Bill | 01/31/06
I said a god, not the God.  nucrash | 01/31/06
thankyou  Shelendrea | 01/31/06
How can you not normally agree...  nucrash | 01/31/06
Ah! Sarcasm lost and its actually a nice thing!  Cayble | 01/31/06
English  dwsaus | 01/31/06
badly??!  inertman@... | 02/02/06
Hmmm....  Cardinal_Bill | 01/31/06
I feel sorry for the US of A then NT  mdsmedia | 01/31/06
On implications  flatliner | 01/31/06
Remember.....  hal9000mx | 01/31/06
Sigh  A.Sinic | 02/01/06
God vs. god  FelisLachesis | 01/31/06
about "GOD"  Shelendrea | 01/31/06
Who would have thought  nucrash | 01/31/06
So let me get this straight.  ShadeTree | 01/31/06
Just give Havohej a Halla!!!  nucrash | 01/31/06
you forgot  Shelendrea | 01/31/06
Here's a ruler  Shelendrea | 01/31/06
So then you really didn't ...  ShadeTree | 01/31/06
I don't see the insult  voska | 02/01/06
What about it?  mindless_z | 03/02/06
But  Loverock Davidson | 01/31/06
LOL  Shelendrea | 01/31/06
Actually the person being worshipped is a god.  osreinstall | 01/31/06
if you can take ANYTHING  mdsmedia | 01/31/06
dog-god  Network Support | 01/31/06
dog-god  c-o-b | 02/01/06
You're all going to hell for this.  IceTheNet@... | 01/31/06
You should just...  Nix_0S_Fan | 01/31/06
If you wanted an academic discussion....  TheLegend | 01/31/06
Aren't Windows users are already there??  TheLegend | 01/31/06
Can't resist the urge to type this.....  Shelendrea | 02/01/06
and you can join  Shelendrea | 02/01/06
At least we won't be lonely...  Obviator | 02/02/06
And here's to you...  Anton Philidor | 01/31/06
I am a SysAdmin  nucrash | 01/31/06
LOL  Shelendrea | 02/01/06
Sticking with Firefox  OhMyGosh | 01/31/06
Extensions in IE7  A.Sinic | 02/01/06
Those are not extensions  OhMyGosh | 02/01/06
Correction...  Nix_0S_Fan | 01/31/06
You ain't no Mike Cox  nomorems | 02/01/06
God  gjjacob@... | 03/02/06
There is a God  linton@... | 03/02/06
Your wrong  Peterdes12 | 01/31/06
Actually, you're wrong...  Monkey_MCSE | 01/31/06
RE: you are wrong  PatrynXX | 01/31/06
It's Not His Wrong -- But You're Wrong  GeneBuettner | 01/31/06
Wrong ??? Who is wrong ??/  jlabell@... | 01/31/06
Clairification  alle2003@... | 02/02/06
Microsoft releases IE 7 beta to public  Loverock Davidson | 01/31/06
Fr33B5D Rul3Z Y0U  nucrash | 01/31/06
All your base...(nt)  Real World | 01/31/06
Quite the faux pas  tic swayback | 02/01/06
Damn  Real World | 02/01/06
Huh??????  GeneBuettner | 01/31/06
Mmmm... Mackeral  nucrash | 01/31/06
TROLL!!! NT  mdsmedia | 01/31/06
Just installed it  Loverock Davidson | 01/31/06
Just installed it.  CodeBubba | 01/31/06
I would assume the same..  nucrash | 02/01/06
Good to see competition at work.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/31/06
Yes, Open Source Works Wonders..  Jeff Spicoli | 01/31/06
Don't care what the source was...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/31/06
More to the point  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/31/06
What does it take YBK?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/31/06
riiiiiiiiiight  Scott W | 01/31/06
Jeff deSpicoliBle Again ...  PMC-CON | 01/31/06
Competition? Where Did You Draw THAT Conclusion?  itanalyst | 01/31/06
Gee, I guess I used to many big words for you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/31/06
What you describe IS competition [nt]  Omch'Ar | 01/31/06
I am afraid your way over his head. (NT)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/31/06
Sure. Keep telling yourself that  Cayble | 01/31/06
Um, isn't the exactly what competition is?  voska | 02/01/06
nonsense  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/31/06
In that case...  Anti_Zealot | 01/31/06
You'll never get Don  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/31/06
YBK, getting "Don" has nothing to do with MS.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/31/06
Well duh! Neither product is 'SOLD'  Physco Dude | 01/31/06
It's not about Browser Sales  Spats30 | 01/31/06
No thanks to people like you.  jjon2121 | 01/31/06
Huh? Are you that confused?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/31/06
The master of playing dumb at it again.  jjon2121 | 01/31/06
What machines have Firefox installed on them?  JLHenry | 01/31/06
Meaningless for me  voska | 01/31/06
Linkage?  jacec | 01/31/06
Seriously..  Jeff Spicoli | 01/31/06
Link to download preview here  Monkey_MCSE | 01/31/06
thank you for the link..  Jeff Spicoli | 01/31/06
Who Cares? nt  mdsmedia | 01/31/06
Only Works with XP SP 2  George Jay | 01/31/06
Message has been deleted.  Jeff Spicoli | 01/31/06
Who Cares  Regulator1956 | 01/31/06
Once again MS follows the leader!!  mdsmedia | 01/31/06
Link please!  NonZealot | 01/31/06
Here is a feature list...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/31/06
Thanks for the feature list  Anti_Zealot | 01/31/06
I meant ActiveX, of course  Anti_Zealot | 01/31/06
I agree, this forum needs a real web master.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/31/06
Quick Tabs feature sounds cool  Mr_Dave | 01/31/06
my nominee for dumb post of the day  corticus | 01/31/06
Yep, I would vote for your post.  ShadeTree | 01/31/06
not what I said  corticus | 01/31/06
EU rejects MS offer of source code  LittleGuy | 01/31/06
I see no such rejection. Try again.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/31/06
Not only that  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/31/06
YBK, some one pee in your wheaties today?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/31/06
and  Network Support | 02/01/06
They were referring to the WSJ story  Physco Dude | 01/31/06
Wot? Ewe Fik or Sumfing?  BanjoPaterson | 02/01/06
duck and weave ...  code_flogger | 01/31/06
Take one guess who is...  Nix_0S_Fan | 01/31/06
Free Download  Real World | 01/31/06
Allow me to take...  Loverock Davidson | 01/31/06
and  Loverock Davidson | 01/31/06
You must have that same ISO auditor  nucrash | 01/31/06
arigato  nucrash | 01/31/06
What I see so far...  Monkey_MCSE | 01/31/06
I think the same...  nucrash | 01/31/06
Try CNN  Real World | 01/31/06
Thank Ye..  nucrash | 01/31/06
Works great except...  alle2003@... | 02/03/06
Guess I get to wait...  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 01/31/06
We will see  DarthRidiculous | 01/31/06
Opera was there waaay first.  WebNinja | 01/31/06
Totally Right  D Kumor | 01/31/06
Not so sure  DrDoug018 | 01/31/06
Opera  jimgood@... | 01/31/06
Unfortunately, I probably will ...  DrDoug018 | 02/01/06
And that matters how?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/31/06
serves it right for charging!!  mdsmedia | 01/31/06
Competition is Good!  WebNinja | 01/31/06
First Impressions  nucrash | 01/31/06
Small problem  aronwj | 02/07/06
You go guy - you be right!!  mustang_z | 01/31/06
Staying on topic  kasman1@... | 01/31/06
Yesterday's technology next week  Chad_z | 01/31/06
Tabbed browser is a toy for the kiddies.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/31/06
I use tabbed browsing all the time  CobraA1 | 01/31/06
Tabbed browsing GREAT  voska | 01/31/06
Unless of course...  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 01/31/06
Suit yourself...  JDThompson | 01/31/06
Link please!  NonZealot | 01/31/06
Can you read?  AC2 | 01/31/06
Yes, can you?  NonZealot | 01/31/06
Message has been deleted.  StanB | 01/31/06
Message has been deleted.  NonZealot | 01/31/06
OK - so you can read - but not think?  AC2 | 02/02/06
Here ya go Chad  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/31/06
and GEE!! it works in Windows...ohh...ONLY!!! NT  mdsmedia | 01/31/06
Well Duh!!! Did you think it was for Linux?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/31/06
But my poor Mac was left out...  nucrash | 01/31/06
smack  Shelendrea | 01/31/06
You are lost...Well duh, there are browsers...  Nix_0S_Fan | 01/31/06
Congratulations  Anti_Zealot | 01/31/06
Let's see . . .  CobraA1 | 01/31/06
Some yes some no...  kosse | 01/31/06
Features?  StanB | 01/31/06
Nice of them to update it towards standards I suspect  tombalablomba | 01/31/06
Pretty neat  Revrant | 01/31/06
ok, i thought the text was just me  Monkey_MCSE | 01/31/06
Switch the font to Arial  Real World | 01/31/06
thank ya MJB  Monkey_MCSE | 01/31/06
Nope...  Revrant | 01/31/06
Zoom  java.user | 02/01/06
Know of a Fix??  mdsmedia | 01/31/06
how thoughtful of you....  Monkey_MCSE | 01/31/06
ohh did I?  mdsmedia | 01/31/06
Yes, you did. (NT)  NonZealot | 01/31/06
just one question  code_flogger | 01/31/06
Gotta love the Excitement?  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 01/31/06
The troops are rallied!!!  dave95 | 01/31/06
The support base is...  Nix_0S_Fan | 01/31/06
Ah, Kama Sutra!  Tony Agudo | 02/01/06
Would a link be too much to ask for?  BitTwiddler | 01/31/06
As posted above  Real World | 01/31/06
yeah but remember these are Windows users  mdsmedia | 01/31/06
Although I'm writing this in a SUSE box...  Anti_Zealot | 01/31/06
Ohh give me a break!!  mdsmedia | 01/31/06
No  Real World | 02/01/06
Hehe, know your audience!  NonZealot | 01/31/06
yeah and he knows his audience  mdsmedia | 01/31/06
Thankyou for the link...I took the tour and...  Nix_0S_Fan | 01/31/06
Speed of IE7 is impressive  Prognosticator | 01/31/06
Bizarre  Revrant | 01/31/06
Bah, it depends  CobraA1 | 01/31/06
Ya I imagin it will shove Viruses And SpyWare at the speed of light  IceTheNet@... | 01/31/06
Re: Ya I imagin it will shove Viruses And SpyWare at the speed of light  Nix_0S_Fan | 02/01/06
I see yo mama gave yo a computer for  sykandtyed | 02/01/06
TROLL!!! NT  mdsmedia | 01/31/06
Speed?  Troll Hunter | 02/01/06
But isn't everybody really waiting for HotJava  Boot_Agnostic | 01/31/06
Mike Cox couldn't be here today..  nucrash | 01/31/06
Shame on you (9.5)  Anti_Zealot | 01/31/06
almost  Shelendrea | 01/31/06
Y!SCOX  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/31/06
I Love It...gotta be at least a 7 happy NT  mdsmedia | 01/31/06
9.0 (nt)  tbbrickster_z | 02/01/06
A comment or question or two  CobraA1 | 01/31/06
PNG alpha support subjectively good  dpnewkirk | 02/01/06
wininet.dll  flowin | 01/31/06
Problem was with 3rd party apps  PB_z | 01/31/06
First impressions  kosse | 01/31/06
About IE hacks  CobraA1 | 01/31/06
Ok... ok... still  kosse | 01/31/06
No way  annieum | 01/31/06
They did improvements to IE? This hasnt happened in almost 10 years!!!  xunil skcor | 01/31/06
Good question about patents!  NonZealot | 01/31/06
probably not  mdsmedia | 01/31/06
tabbed browsing  Shelendrea | 02/01/06
Shade Tree  Shelendrea | 01/31/06
i think...  Monkey_MCSE | 01/31/06
I know  Shelendrea | 01/31/06
What a complete pain in the neck ...  kunino | 01/31/06
Not really  NonZealot | 01/31/06
Good, then people like me and millions of others...  Nix_0S_Fan | 01/31/06
Welcome update  TonyMcS | 01/31/06
LAME  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 01/31/06
Microspft 7.0 Install Violates Microsoft;'s own Standard  victor@... | 01/31/06
Are you retarded?  NonZealot | 01/31/06
But is he right?  JDThompson | 01/31/06
No  NonZealot | 01/31/06
Anti-Trust I mean Microsoft has been doing this  IceTheNet@... | 01/31/06
I TOTALLY agree!!  NonZealot | 01/31/06
Unfortunately not...  Nix_0S_Fan | 01/31/06
Keep Dreaming  Yensi717 | 02/01/06
I'll take your word for it. (nt)  Nix_0S_Fan | 02/01/06
the best and brightest?  Tony Agudo | 02/01/06
Wrong on many levels  PB_z | 01/31/06
Add/remove  Unemployed IT Guy | 02/01/06
Firefox in PCLinuxOS 0.92nvidia7676 works...  Nix_0S_Fan | 01/31/06
IE 7 beta  ramrod454 | 01/31/06
After reading all this...  Eskiegirl302@... | 01/31/06
I think I will use the old adage, patience is a virtue  IceTheNet@... | 01/31/06
Ya Thank's But NO Thank's  IceTheNet@... | 01/31/06
kinda like firefox, eh?  will_b_z | 01/31/06
Why is everybody heaping praise on stolen ideas...  Nix_0S_Fan | 01/31/06
Not Yet  hoople75 | 01/31/06
New IE 7  krylos2 | 01/31/06
More swiss cheese so M$ can collect...  Nix_0S_Fan | 01/31/06
Article headline is wrong. This is a beta *preview*  PB_z | 01/31/06
Windohs and IE are training wheels...  Nix_0S_Fan | 01/31/06
With Firefox, why bother?  nlnnet | 02/01/06
Shrink to fit printing  Mike (not Cox) | 02/01/06
Typical - Yet another non-64 bit app from MS  peeseebeeb@... | 02/01/06
x64 version forthcoming  PB_z | 02/01/06
George Ou - please provide some statistics  nizuse | 02/01/06
W3C Standards  shaft_z | 02/01/06
You're Thinking Logically About a M$ Product?!?  tbbrickster_z | 02/01/06
He's asking the right things.  Tony Agudo | 02/01/06
What is a browser?  shaft_z | 02/02/06
Very true!  Tony Agudo | 02/05/06
not compliant with css2  quantumstate | 02/03/06
IE7  wknaack@... | 02/01/06
You are right,  Krazyken39 | 02/01/06
POST 225!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 02/01/06
Have fun and good luck  Krazyken39 | 02/01/06
How come crude oil goes up if a Sheik...  Nix_0S_Fan | 02/01/06
You should go to the dr.  An_Axe_to_Grind | 02/01/06
Lmao...*picks up phone to make appointment* (nt)  Nix_0S_Fan | 02/01/06
IE7 = Blatent Firefox Rip-Off  itanalyst | 02/01/06
Firefox is Opera Ripoff  nucrash | 02/01/06
But I guess we could say...  Tony Agudo | 02/01/06
If IE really *IS* so deeply embedded in the WINOS then...  tbbrickster_z | 02/01/06
because  Shelendrea | 02/01/06
Will execllerate your need to upgrade!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 02/01/06
smack  Shelendrea | 02/01/06
IE is Windows File Manager  voska | 02/01/06
Microsoft to release IE7 Beta  LeelandWebster@... | 02/01/06
You haven't been paying attention!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 02/01/06
Works Well for me  Oknarf | 02/09/06
another $hill arrives  Network Support | 02/10/06
My impression  sykandtyed | 02/01/06
It's the clunky interface.  DHimes | 02/01/06
IE7 beta stability?  robapacl@... | 02/01/06
Doesn't work with x64 windows.  GGS430 | 02/01/06
Not a bad start......  DHimes | 02/01/06
Jacked Up My Windows Explorer  itanalyst | 02/01/06
Only One Way To Remove IE7  itanalyst | 02/01/06
Will I try It? You bet........  RTedrow | 02/01/06
Be Ready To Do A System Restore  itanalyst | 02/01/06
Your experience seems to be unique  Real World | 02/02/06
Do not install IE 7 beta  joebishop@... | 02/01/06
IE & Beta  Callie_77 | 02/01/06
NO "Beta" ANYthing for me!!!  Betelgeuse58 | 02/01/06
IE beta..will not uninstall.  iwish40 | 02/02/06
Yep  Real World | 02/02/06
RE: Thanks  iwish40 | 02/03/06
But does it have flashy skins and widgetry  Boot_Agnostic | 02/02/06
Interesting  Roger Ramjet | 02/02/06
juno Compatibility  jimbodi@... | 02/02/06
Re: everybody's posts  taras@... | 02/02/06
If you are a end user, don't use it  osreinstall | 02/02/06
END USER ?  taras@... | 02/02/06
If the posts bother you, don't read them.  osreinstall | 02/03/06
Fitting right in  taras@... | 02/03/06
That is why I keep a image of the OS before trying something new.  osreinstall | 02/03/06
AOL explorer same as IE7?  Russv1263 | 02/02/06
IE 7  greatmag | 02/03/06
Tabbed Browsing With IE6  kurmat | 02/03/06
IE 7 Installed  mikemerch@... | 02/03/06
IE7  ronhud99 | 02/08/06
The released IE 7 beta  jasiconet3 | 02/14/06
msfeeds not found?  jackrusselsm | 03/20/06

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