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Known Issues with Internet Explorer 7 BETA 2 preview version

The following open issues in Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview will be addressed in future Beta updates. They are mentioned here because Microsoft  thinks they may impact Beta 2 Preview customers. When these issues are resolved it will be reflected in the Status column.  Possible workarounds are shown in the descriptions.

General Issues

Issue

Description

Status
OS Updates If you upgrade the Microsoft Windows XPSP2 Operating System, you can no longer run Internet Explorer 7. The workaround is to remove Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview, install operating system updates, and then reinstall Internet Explorer.  
RSS icon feed detection Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 preview uses a link in the html of a web page to generate feed auto-discovery. If a page does not have the link element, IE7 does not detect the feed. See the IE Blog entry for details.  
Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) Version 4.0 of the ACT does not support Internet Explorer 7 Beta Preview compatibility logging. ACT version 5.0 will support IE7 logging.  
Turbo Tax Online It is not possible to log on to the TurboTax online web site from a system running Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview. This is a known issue with the User Agent String in IE7 Beta 2 Preview. Until a fix is available, you can spoof Internet Explorer 6 by running my IE 7 Beta Tools and you should be able to access the Turbo Tax pages.  
Form Edit Text does not display on first entry or refresh on edit when user edits a form or a wsywyig editor window. The workaround is to press enter to cause the text to appear or refresh.  
MSN Messenger Logs Attempts to view MSN Messenger Logs generate an XSL error. To work around this issue, configure MSN Messenger to store logs in a folder, without any spaces in the path to that folder.  
Images in RSS Feeds When viewing certain RSS feeds, images may not appear correctly or may move around on the page. Resize the window to get the RSS feed page to layout correctly. This issue will be addressed in an upcoming release of IE7.  
FTP Authentication The user is not prompted for credentials when visiting an authenticated FTP site in Internet Explorer. This is a known issue, and the workaround is to enter the credentials into the FTP URL directly; for example, ftp://username:password@example.com  
McAfee Products McAfee products may display a blank window when Internet Explorer Beta 2 Preview is installed. This is a known issue and we’re working on a fix for the next public release. Fixed in version 7.0.5346.5
Timeouts for Page Loads Timeouts were changed in IE7 B2P and a page which takes more than 30 seconds to render will result in a “page cannot be displayed” error page. This is a known issue and we will address it in the next public release.  
Beta Security Issue Beta Security Issue known and fixed in next public release--A security issue was reported to crash IE 7 Beta 2 Preview and be exploitable to execute arbitrary code on the user’s computer. The bug was evaluated and considered not exploitable, by default, and is known and fixed in the next public release of Internet Explorer 7. For more information, see the IE Blog Entry. Fixed in version 7.0.5346.5
Freedom Scientific JAWS When using Freedom Scientifics JAWS® for Windows screen reader with Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2, you might encounter the following issues with shortcut keys. Please see the Accessibility section for important information about installing JAWS.
  • JAWS 7 does not display the contents of individual frames when a page contains a frame set. To work around this problem, copy psapi.dll from the \WINDOWS\system32 directory to the directory where JAWS is installed.
  • JAWS 60 reads incorrect information for Select Control with Say Line and Say Control Hot Keys, because of the new Internet Explorer 7 Select Control. There is no current workaround for this problem, but Freedom Scientific is working on support for the new Select Control.
  • CTRL+F opens the Internet Explorer Find dialog box rather than the JAWS Find dialog box. To work around this, use INSERT+CRTL+F.
  • INSERT+A does not move the JAWS cursor to the Address bar. To work around this, use ALT+D to set focus on the Address bar

 

  
Sharepoint Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) cannot import spreadsheets when Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview is running.  
MSAA During setup, a checkbox with the MSAA name of "I" is displayed immediately after Windows Genuine Advantage validation has completed. This checkbox is checked by default and reads as follows: "Install the latest updates for Internet Explorer, and download and run the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (recommended). Installing the latest updates and the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool will help Internet Explorer install successfully by removing existing malicious software and protecting your computer against security threats.  
Microsoft Money Installation of Microsoft Money 2005 or 2006 SBE on Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview may require a system reboot. An error appears on login when the system is rebooted. If Microsoft Money is installed before Internet Explorer 7, no reboot is needed.  
Google Toolbar If you are using the Google toolbar you may find that the "Open in new tab" option is missing.  Reset the Google Toolbar Options to "Default" as a workaround.  The following is from the Google Toolbar help site,
Is the Toolbar compatible with Internet Explorer 7 beta?
We're aware that the Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer is not fully compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 beta at this time. Please be assured that we're actively investigating specific issues and working to resolve them.

We appreciate your patience as we work to improve the Toolbar

 

  
Compiled Help (*.chm) files Bookmark links in *.CHM files return a "Page not found" error. Fixed in version
7.0.5335.5
Open/Save dialog disappears (Applies to build 5335)
If you have several tab open (3 or 4) and you attempt to download a file from one if the early tabs (1st or 2nd) then the IE7 Beta will jump one tab to the right and hide the Open/Save dialog.  It will still be available if you look on your toolbar for anything that says 0% complete.  This is new and I have just reported it.  I'm hoping for a response from MS that I will be able to post here.		  
IE7 steals window focus If you enter a URL into IE7 and then minimize it to continue with another job, When IE7 has the page loaded it will popup over whatever window you are currently working in. Fixed in Beta final release

 

 

Web Site Connectivity Issues

Issue

Description

Status
Proxy Connectivity If you notice a problem connecting to web sites after upgrading to Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview, and you are navigating through a Proxy, it may be due to Auto Detection problems.
  1. Launch the Internet Control Panel by clicking "Internet Options" From the Internet Explorer Tools menu.
  2. Navigate to the Connections tab
  3. Under Local Area Networks (LAN) settings choose LAN Settings
  4. In the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings dialog, Uncheck "Automatically detect settings"
  5. In the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings dialog, Check "Use a proxy server for your LAN" and specify a proxy server
  6. Click OK, OK
You should now be able to navigate to internet sites.

 

  
Internet Connection Settings If you notice a problem connecting to web sites, it may be because the upgrade to Internet Explorer 7 changes your Internet Explorer 6 Internet Connection settings. To work around the problem:
  1. Launch the Internet Control Panel by clicking "Internet Options" from the Internet Explorer Tools menu.
  2. Navigate to the Connections tab
  3. For each connection in the "Dialup and Virtual Private Networks" list, click the "Settings" button
  4. Verify that "Automatically detect settings" is checked. If not check it
  5. Click the "Lan Settings" button in the Connections tab, and repeat step 4 6. Click OK on the Connections tab.
  6. Close IE and restart it.
  
Internet Proxy Navigation Speed If you notice a delay in navigation to web sites after upgrading to Internet Explorer 7 and you are navigating through a Proxy, it may be due to Auto Detection problems.
  1. Launch the Internet Control Panel by clicking "Internet Options" from IE's Tools menu
  2. Navigate to the Connections tab
  3. Under Local Area Network(LAN) settings choose LAN Settings
  4. In the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings dialog, Uncheck "Automatically detect settings

You should no longer see a noticeable delay in browsing.

  
First Run Start-up Page Error  Internet Explorer Beta 2 Preview may sometimes take you to the standard MSN 404 page when you first load it. This is because the normal Internet Explorer first run startup page (located at http://runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx) is experiencing technical issues. This is only a temporary issue and will not affect the use of the browser in any way.  
Minimum requirement for RSS functionality The RSS functionality requires Microsoft XML Parser (MSXML) 3.0 Service Pack 5 (SP5) or higher. The latest service pack as of this writing is MSXML 3.0 SP7 which can be downloaded from here.  
     

 

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