IE8 Showing as Critical Update in XP

Posted By Chris Stinson in Windows on April 28, 2009

Internet Explorer 8 is showing up in Windows XP’s Windows Update as a critical update. Although this may be a good thing for developers (getting a “more” standards compliant browser out there), it can wreak havoc on networks with applications designed for IE6/7.

There is an IE8 Blocker toolkit from Microsoft. Simply download it and install on your network. It will disable the IE8 update through Windows Update.

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=133921

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