<s>
Windows	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
(	O
IE7	B-Application
)	O
(	O
codenamed	O
Rincon	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
seventh	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
and	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
long	O
line	O
of	O
versions	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
since	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
default	O
browser	B-Application
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
(	O
later	O
default	O
was	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
9	I-Application
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Windows	O
Embedded	O
POSReady	O
2009	O
(	O
later	O
default	O
was	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
8	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
replace	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6	I-Application
on	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
version	O
6	B-Application
,	O
this	O
version	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
ME	I-Device
,	O
or	O
earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
or	O
later	O
Windows	O
Versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
requires	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP2	O
or	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
SP1	O
at	O
the	O
minimum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
that	O
supports	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
x64	I-Operating_System
Edition	I-Operating_System
RTM	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
SP1	O
;	O
as	O
the	O
following	O
version	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
only	O
supports	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
x64	I-Operating_System
Edition	I-Operating_System
SP2	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
SP2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
include	O
tabbed	O
browsing	O
,	O
page	O
zooming	O
,	O
an	O
integrated	O
search	O
box	O
,	O
a	O
feed	B-Application
reader	I-Application
,	O
better	O
internationalization	O
,	O
and	O
improved	O
support	O
for	O
web	O
standards	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
pass	O
the	O
Acid2	O
or	O
Acid3	O
tests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Security	O
enhancements	O
include	O
a	O
phishing	O
filter	O
,	O
stronger	O
encryption	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
(	O
256-bit	O
from	O
128-bit	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Delete	O
browsing	O
history	O
"	O
button	O
to	O
easily	O
clear	O
private	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
which	O
is	O
branded	O
and	O
marketed	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
'	O
Windows	O
 '	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
'	O
Microsoft	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IE7	B-Application
shipped	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
browser	B-Application
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
and	O
was	O
offered	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IE7	B-Application
was	O
superseded	O
by	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
8	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
will	O
end	O
on	O
October	O
10	B-Application
,	O
2023	O
alongside	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	O
Embedded	O
Compact	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
on	O
other	O
Windows	O
versions	O
ended	O
on	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
when	O
Microsoft	O
began	O
requiring	O
customers	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
available	O
for	O
each	O
Windows	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2001	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6	I-Application
as	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
with	O
Service	O
Pack	O
6a	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
ME	I-Device
from	O
previous	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
versions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
5	I-Protocol
and	O
included	O
it	O
by	O
default	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
IE6	B-Application
Service	O
Pack	O
1	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
future	O
upgrades	O
to	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
would	O
come	O
only	O
through	O
future	O
upgrades	O
to	O
Windows	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
further	O
improvements	O
to	O
IE	O
will	O
require	O
enhancements	O
to	O
the	O
underlying	O
OS.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2005	O
at	O
the	O
RSA	O
Conference	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Chairman	O
Bill	O
Gates	O
announced	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
planning	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
that	O
would	O
run	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
he	O
and	O
Dean	O
Hachamovitch	O
,	O
General	O
Manager	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
team	O
,	O
cited	O
needed	O
security	O
improvements	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
beta	O
of	O
IE7	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2005	O
for	O
technical	O
testing	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
first	O
public	O
preview	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
(	O
Beta	O
2	B-Protocol
preview	O
:	O
Pre-Beta	O
2	B-Protocol
version	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
provided	O
a	O
post-beta	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
bundled	O
with	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Toolbar	O
and	O
other	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
-specific	O
customizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2007	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
IE7	B-Application
would	O
not	O
be	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP3	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6	I-Application
and	O
7	O
receiving	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
PC	O
manufacturers	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
have	O
pre-installed	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
8	B-Application
)	O
on	O
new	O
XP	B-Application
PC	O
's	O
,	O
especially	O
netbooks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
8	B-Application
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
removed	O
the	O
Windows	O
Genuine	O
Advantage	O
component	O
of	O
IE7	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
downloaded	O
and	O
installed	O
by	O
those	O
without	O
a	O
genuine	O
copy	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
IE7	B-Application
's	O
release	O
(	O
end	O
of	O
2006	O
to	O
end	O
of	O
2007	O
)	O
support	O
calls	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
decreased	O
10-20	O
%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
security	O
flaw	O
was	O
found	O
in	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
which	O
can	O
be	O
exploited	O
so	O
that	O
crackers	O
can	O
steal	O
users	O
 '	O
passwords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
day	O
,	O
a	O
patch	O
was	O
issued	O
to	O
fix	O
the	O
flaw	O
,	O
estimated	O
to	O
have	O
affected	O
around	O
10,000	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
estimates	O
of	O
IE7	B-Application
's	O
global	O
market	O
share	O
were	O
1.5-5	O
%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
a	O
public	O
preview	O
build	O
(	O
Beta	O
2	B-Protocol
preview	O
:	O
Pre-Beta	O
2	B-Protocol
version	O
)	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Service	O
Pack	O
2	B-Protocol
(	O
not	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
SP1	O
)	O
on	O
their	O
web	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
stated	O
that	O
more	O
public	O
preview	O
builds	O
(	O
possibly	O
Beta	O
2	B-Protocol
in	O
April	O
)	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
will	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
final	O
version	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pre	O
beta	O
build	O
was	O
refreshed	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2006	O
to	O
build	O
7.0.5335.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
real	O
Beta	O
2	B-Protocol
Build	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
to	O
build	O
7.0.5346.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
Beta	O
3	B-Protocol
(	O
Build	O
7.0.5450.4	O
)	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP2	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
x64	I-Operating_System
Edition	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
SP1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
Release	O
Candidate	O
1	B-Application
(	O
RC1	O
)	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
(	O
Build	O
7.0.5700.6	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP2	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
x64	I-Operating_System
Edition	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
SP1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
pre-release	O
version	O
of	O
IE7	B-Application
before	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
3Sharp	O
,	O
a	O
privately	O
held	O
technical	O
services	O
firm	O
,	O
published	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
a	O
study	O
,	O
commissioned	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
evaluating	O
eight	O
anti-phishing	O
solutions	O
in	O
which	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
(	O
Beta	O
3	B-Protocol
)	O
came	O
out	O
on	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
finished	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
microsoft.com,	O
and	O
was	O
distributed	O
as	O
a	O
high-priority	O
update	O
via	O
Automatic	O
Updates	O
(	O
AU	O
)	O
on	O
November	O
1	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AU	O
notifies	O
users	O
when	O
IE7	B-Application
is	O
ready	O
to	O
install	O
and	O
shows	O
a	O
welcome	O
screen	O
that	O
presents	O
key	O
features	O
and	O
choices	O
to	O
"	O
Install	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Do	O
n't	O
Install	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
Ask	O
Me	O
Later	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
8	B-Application
,	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
only	O
(	O
7.0.6000.16386	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
11	B-Application
,	O
2006	O
,	O
another	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
(	O
7.0.5730.11IC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
RC0	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
version	O
7.0.6001.16659	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
4	B-Protocol
,	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
(	O
7.0.5730.13	O
)	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
4	B-Protocol
,	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
SP1	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
only	O
(	O
7.0.6001.18000	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
(	O
7.0.6002.18005	O
)	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
Release	O
date	O
Significant	O
changes	O
Shipped	O
with	O
7.0	O
Beta	O
1	B-Application
July	O
27	O
,	O
2005	O
Support	O
of	O
PNG	O
alpha	B-Algorithm
channel	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
CSS	B-Language
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
Beta	O
1	B-Application
7.0	O
Beta	O
2	B-Protocol
Preview	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2006	O
More	O
CSS	B-Language
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7.0	O
Beta	O
2	B-Protocol
April	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
Feature	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
CSS	B-Language
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7.0	O
Beta	O
3	B-Protocol
June	O
29	O
,	O
2006	O
Fixes	O
most	O
rendering	O
issues	O
for	O
CSS	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
7.0	O
RC	O
1	B-Application
August	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
Improvements	O
in	O
performance	O
,	O
stability	O
,	O
security	O
,	O
application	O
compatibility	O
and	O
final	O
CSS	B-Language
adjustments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	O
version	O
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
x64	I-Operating_System
Edition	I-Operating_System
RTM	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
SP1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IE7	B-Application
Nears	O
its	O
Peak	O
Market	O
Share	O
in	O
2008	O
—	O
NetApplications.com,	O
September	O
2008	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4	I-Protocol
0.01	O
%	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
5	I-Protocol
0.06	O
%	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
5.5	I-Protocol
0.06	O
%	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6	I-Application
24.67	O
%	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
46.35	O
%	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
8	I-Application
0.37	O
%	O
All	O
versions	O
71.52	O
%Internet	O
Explorer	O
versions	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
was	O
renamed	O
from	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
rebranding	O
of	O
components	O
that	O
are	O
included	O
with	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
introduces	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
RSS	I-Application
Platform	I-Application
with	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
tightly	O
integrated	O
and	O
can	O
subscribe	O
to	O
RSS	O
and	O
Atom	B-Application
feeds	I-Application
,	O
synchronize	O
and	O
update	O
them	O
on	O
a	O
schedule	O
and	O
display	O
them	O
with	O
its	O
built-in	O
style	O
sheet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
7	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
defend	O
users	O
from	O
phishing	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
deceptive	O
or	O
malicious	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
also	O
features	O
full	O
user	O
control	O
of	O
ActiveX	B-Application
and	O
better	O
security	O
framework	O
,	O
including	O
not	O
being	O
integrated	O
as	O
much	O
with	O
Windows	O
as	O
previous	O
versions	O
,	O
thereby	O
increasing	O
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
versions	O
,	O
the	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
ActiveX	B-Application
control	I-Application
is	O
not	O
hosted	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
process	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
it	O
runs	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
bug	O
fixes	O
,	O
enhancements	O
to	O
its	O
support	O
for	O
web	O
standards	O
,	O
tabbed	O
browsing	O
with	O
tab	O
preview	O
and	O
management	O
,	O
a	O
multiple-engine	O
search	O
box	O
,	O
a	O
web	O
feeds	O
reader	O
,	O
Internationalized	B-Language
Domain	I-Language
Name	I-Language
support	O
(	O
IDN	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
antiphishing	O
filter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
5	B-Protocol
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
removed	O
the	O
'	O
genuine	O
software	O
 '	O
validation	O
before	O
install	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
that	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
,	O
whether	O
able	O
to	O
pass	O
validation	O
or	O
not	O
,	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
install	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
integrated	O
search	O
box	O
supports	O
OpenSearch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
operates	O
in	O
a	O
special	O
"	O
Protected	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
that	O
runs	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
in	O
a	O
security	O
sandbox	O
that	O
has	O
no	O
WRITE	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
or	O
file	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
running	O
in	O
Protected	O
Mode	O
,	O
IE7	B-Application
is	O
a	O
low	O
integrity	O
process	O
;	O
it	O
cannot	O
gain	O
write	O
access	O
to	O
files	O
and	O
registry	O
keys	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
low-integrity	O
portions	O
of	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
aims	O
to	O
mitigate	O
problems	O
whereby	O
newly	O
discovered	O
flaws	O
in	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
(	O
or	O
in	O
Add-Ons	O
hosted	O
inside	O
it	O
)	O
allowed	O
crackers	O
to	O
subversively	O
install	O
software	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
computer	O
(	O
typically	O
spyware	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
it	O
is	O
tightly	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
makes	O
full	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
accessibility	O
framework	O
provided	O
in	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
is	O
also	O
a	O
user	O
interface	O
for	O
FTP	B-Protocol
,	O
with	O
operations	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
with	O
version	O
7	O
,	O
FTP	B-Protocol
sites	O
are	O
rendered	O
in	O
a	O
hyper	O
linked	O
page	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
folder-like	O
view	O
available	O
if	O
the	O
site	O
is	O
accessed	O
from	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
IE7	B-Application
can	O
itself	O
launch	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
for	O
FTP	B-Protocol
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Protected	O
Mode	O
(	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
only	O
)	O
,	O
whereby	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
runs	O
in	O
a	O
sandbox	O
with	O
even	O
lower	O
rights	O
than	O
a	O
limited	O
user	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IE7	B-Application
Protected	O
Mode	O
relies	O
on	O
the	O
User	O
Account	O
Control	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ActiveX	B-Application
Opt-In	O
blocks	O
ActiveX	B-Application
Control	I-Application
unless	O
it	O
allowed	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ActiveX	B-Application
controls	I-Application
can	O
be	O
chosen	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
Information	O
Bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
User	O
can	O
turn	O
on	O
and	O
off	O
ActiveX	B-Application
Control	I-Application
by	O
using	O
Add-on	O
Manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
light	O
of	O
the	O
privacy	O
implications	O
of	O
this	O
feature	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
enabled	O
automatically	O
;	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
asked	O
when	O
they	O
start	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
if	O
they	O
want	O
it	O
enabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
is	O
still	O
supported	O
on	O
other	O
pages	O
though	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
bookmarklets	B-Language
to	O
work	O
properly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
"	O
Formatting	O
C:\	O
10%	O
Complete	O
|||||||	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
will	O
always	O
show	O
the	O
URL	O
of	O
any	O
link	O
hovered	O
over	O
,	O
for	O
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
limit	O
scripting	O
functions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
that	O
modify	O
the	O
status	O
bar	O
or	O
adjust	O
the	O
size	O
or	O
position	O
of	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
window	O
was	O
introduced	O
with	O
IE7	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
multistage	O
process	O
requiring	O
users	O
to	O
delete	O
browser	B-Application
cache	O
,	O
history	O
,	O
cookies	O
,	O
saved	O
form	O
data	O
and	O
passwords	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
different	O
steps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Old	O
protocols	O
and	O
technologies	O
removed	O
:	O
Gopher	B-Protocol
,	O
TELNET	B-Protocol
,	O
Scriptlets	O
,	O
DirectAnimation	B-Application
,	O
Channels	B-Application
(	O
.CDF	O
files	O
)	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
'	O
Active	O
Desktop	O
Items	O
 '	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DHTML	B-General_Concept
Editing	O
Control	O
is	O
being	O
removed	O
from	O
IE7	B-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
to	O
reduce	O
surface	O
area	O
for	O
security	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
Add-ons	O
allows	O
IE7	B-Application
to	O
launch	O
without	O
the	O
installed	O
extensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IE7	B-Application
includes	O
support	O
for	O
Extended	B-Application
Validation	I-Application
Certificates	I-Application
(	O
EV	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
sites	O
present	O
an	O
EV	B-Application
certificate	I-Application
the	O
address	O
bar	O
is	O
shown	O
in	O
green	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Group	O
Policy	O
's	O
Administrative	O
Templates	O
(	O
.adm	O
files	O
)	O
for	O
IE7	B-Application
are	O
loaded	O
automatically	O
onto	O
the	O
Domain	O
Controller	O
when	O
a	O
Group	O
Policy	O
is	O
opened	O
from	O
a	O
workstation	O
where	O
IE7	B-Application
has	O
been	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reset	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
settings	O
Deletes	O
all	O
temporary	O
files	O
,	O
disables	O
browser	B-Application
add-ons	O
,	O
and	O
resets	O
all	O
the	O
changed	O
settings	O
to	O
factory	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
if	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
is	O
in	O
an	O
unusable	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
addressed	O
security	O
issues	O
in	O
two	O
distinct	O
ways	O
within	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
:	O
User	O
Account	O
Control	O
,	O
which	O
forces	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
confirm	O
any	O
action	O
that	O
could	O
affect	O
the	O
stability	O
or	O
security	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
even	O
when	O
logged	O
in	O
as	O
an	O
administrator	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Protected-mode	O
IE	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
runs	O
the	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
process	O
with	O
much	O
lower	O
permissions	O
than	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
vulnerability	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
was	O
posted	O
after	O
6	B-Application
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
is	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Embedded	I-Device
Compact	I-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
Embedded	O
Compact	O
2013	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
same	O
lifecycle	O
,	O
thus	O
it	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
supported	O
until	O
October	O
10	B-Application
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
successful	O
method	O
of	O
bypassing	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
's	O
Phishing	O
Filter	O
has	O
been	O
reported	O
by	O
redirecting	O
a	O
blacklisted	O
web	O
page	O
to	O
another	O
,	O
non-blacklisted	O
page	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
server-side	O
redirect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phishing	O
filter	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
into	O
and	O
renamed	O
Safety	O
Filter	O
and	O
then	O
SmartScreen	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
adds	O
support	O
for	O
per-pixel	B-Algorithm
alpha	I-Algorithm
transparency	I-Algorithm
in	O
PNG	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
minor	O
improvements	O
to	O
HTML	B-Language
,	O
CSS	B-Language
and	O
DOM	B-General_Concept
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
additionally	O
features	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
WinInet	O
API	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
version	O
has	O
better	O
support	O
for	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
handles	O
hexadecimal	O
literals	O
in	O
the	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
address	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
better	O
support	O
for	O
Gzip	B-Application
and	O
deflate	B-Algorithm
compression	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
communication	O
with	O
a	O
web	O
server	O
can	O
be	O
compressed	O
and	O
thus	O
will	O
require	O
less	O
data	O
to	O
be	O
transferred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
Protected	O
Mode	O
support	O
in	O
WinInet	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
is	O
more	O
compliant	O
than	O
previous	O
versions	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
all	O
figures	O
it	O
remains	O
the	O
least	O
standards-compliant	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
major	O
browsers	B-Application
of	O
the	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
not	O
pass	O
the	O
Acid2	O
or	O
the	O
Acid3	O
tests	O
,	O
two	O
test	O
cases	O
designed	O
by	O
the	O
Web	O
Standards	O
Project	O
to	O
verify	O
CSS	B-Language
compliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2008	O
MSNBC	O
article	O
,	O
Tim	O
Berners-Lee	O
said	O
that	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
in	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
holding	O
back	O
the	O
widespread	O
adoption	O
by	O
webmasters	O
of	O
several	O
new	O
open	O
technology	O
standards	O
,	O
specifically	O
scalable	B-Application
vector	I-Application
graphics	I-Application
(	O
SVG	B-Application
)	O
,	O
supported	O
elsewhere	O
since	O
2001	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
using	O
a	O
3rd	O
party	O
plugin	B-Application
(	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
9	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IE7	B-Application
requires	O
at	O
least	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
SP1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RAM	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
alone	O
)	O
:	O
64	O
MB	O
for	O
32-bit	O
Windows	O
XP/Server	O
2003	O
,	O
128	O
MB	O
for	O
64-bit	O
Windows	O
XP/Server	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
