Automatic Update distribution of IE8

Around the third week April, users still running IE6 or IE7 on WinXP, Vista, Win Server 2003 or 2008 will get a notification through Automatic Update about IE8. This will be a staged roll out over time to the entire user base.

• Windows XP and Win Server 2003, the update will be categorized as High Priority
• Vista and Win Server 2008, the update will be categorized as Important
• IE will not automatically install on their machines. Users must opt-in.

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