Microsoft Warns of IE8 Lock-In With XP SP3

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via ComputerWorld.

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Microsoft Corp. yesterday warned users of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)
that they won't be able to uninstall either the service pack or Internet
Explorer 8 (IE8) under some circumstances.

The warning was reminiscent of one Microsoft made in May, when Windows XP
SP3 had just been made available for downloading. At the time, the company
told users they wouldn't be able to downgrade from IE7 to the older IE6
browser without uninstalling the service pack.

In a post to the IE blog today, Jane Maliouta, a Microsoft program manager,
spelled out the newest situation, which affects users who downloaded and
installed IE8 Beta 1 prior to updating Windows XP to SP3. If those users
then upgrade IE8 to Beta 2, which Microsoft unveiled today, they will be
stuck with both IE8 and Windows XP SP3.

A warning dialog will appear to alert users. "If you chose to continue,
Windows XP SP3 and IE8 Beta 2 will become permanent," Maliouta said. "You
will still be able to upgrade to later IE8 builds as they become available,
but you won't be able to uninstall them."

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More:
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&article
Id=9113739

- - ferg


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