Comments on: XP SP3 requires IE7, Microsoft Warns http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/xp-sp3-requires-ie7-microsoft-warns-2/ Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:58:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Eric http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/xp-sp3-requires-ie7-microsoft-warns-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2838 Eric Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:35:08 +0000 http://www.thatdamnpc.com/xp-sp3-requires-ie7-microsoft-warns/#comment-2838 The title of this article is intentionally misleading. XP SP3 does NOT require IE7 as you implied. IE7 is considered a Windows Update, and -- as with ALL Windows Updates -- CANNOT be uninstalled after a later Service Pack is installed. This is nothing new, shocking or even newsworthy. It's been going on for years, through countless Windows Updates and numerous Service Packs across a plethora of MS operating systems. What's next? Reporting that the sun will rise in the morning and set in the evening? The title of this article is intentionally misleading. XP SP3 does NOT require IE7 as you implied.

IE7 is considered a Windows Update, and — as with ALL Windows Updates — CANNOT be uninstalled after a later Service Pack is installed. This is nothing new, shocking or even newsworthy. It’s been going on for years, through countless Windows Updates and numerous Service Packs across a plethora of MS operating systems.

What’s next? Reporting that the sun will rise in the morning and set in the evening?

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