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The download and release information for the Internet Explorer 7 Administration Kit can be found here. “Weve also included a new MSI installer that simplifies deployment for IT administrators in enterprises,” Reynolds said. Read more here about the release of Internet Explorer 7. The menu bar is now visible by default the how-to section of the IE 7 online tour has been updated and when the browser is first opened, users will be presented with a new overview. Microsoft has also made some changes to IE 7 for Windows XP that Reynolds said were requested by customers. The update also comes hot on the heels of the news that Microsoft has allowed its OEM and retail partners to offer Windows XP for an additional five months, until June 30, 2008, after receiving complaints that customers are not ready to switch to Vista. 4 for Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP 64-Bit Edition and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 users. “With todays Installation and Availability Update, IE 7 installation will no longer require Windows Genuine Advantage validation, and will be available to all Windows XP users,” he said. We feel the security enhancements to Internet Explorer 7 are significant enough that it should be available as broadly as possible, and this means making it available to all users of IE 7-compatible Windows operating systems,” Steve Reynolds, program manager for Microsoft, based in Redmond, Wash., told eWEEK. “Microsoft takes its commitment to help protect the entire Windows ecosystem seriously, and were taking a step to help make consumers safer online. To read about why some customers still want Windows XP, click here. The company said the move is about security and ecosystem safety, because if even one user in a network is not using the security enhancements provided in IE 7, that user places the entire network at risk. Microsoft is making its Internet Explorer 7 browser available to all Windows XP users-even those using pirated software-and installation will no longer require that the operating system first be validated as genuine.