Microsoft has made Internet Explorer 7 a mandatory security update for Windows this month and as a result we have deployed this upgrade to campus. This update should affect less than 200 systems on campus as all computer labs and most of the newer staff and faculty systems have been running IE7 since at least the fall of 2007. IE7 has been publicly available, and on many university systems, since the fall of 2006.

IE7 has numerous bug fixes, security enhancements and interface changes over IE6. A review of the changes can be found on Microsoft's website on their Internet Explorer 7 tour page. In addition, RUCS Helpdesk is ready to aid users in their transition.

When launching IE7 after upgrading, some users on campus have reported receiving a screen notifying them that their security level is unsafe. Follow the onscreen instructions and allow IE7 to automatically adjust the settings for you.

Please contact us if you have any questions related to this upgrade.