KI0065 - Release of Microsoft Internet Explorer 7

Last modified: Nov 01, 2006

Number: KI0065      Status: info only

Please distribute the following as needed. Action is required. KI0065 - Release of Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 SUBJECT: To forward a message posted to the Oracle-PeopleSoft Customer Connection website regarding the Internet Explorer 7 Update PURPOSE: Microsoft is releasing Internet Explorer (IE) version 7 today, October 18. This new version of IE could possibly cause compatibility issues with your PeopleSoft HRMS application. OIIT PeopleSoft HRMS Production Support team will be testing the impact of IE7 on the application, at the meantime, institution users may consider delaying the install of IE7 until the possible compatibility issue is resolved. The following message was posted to the Oracle-PeopleSoft Customer Connection website on Monday, October 16, 2006. Oracle Details Support For Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 October 16, 2006 - Microsoft recently reported that Internet Explorer version 7 (IE 7) is scheduled for release. IE 7 is intended for automatic download and should not cause concern in most cases; however, Oracle would like to proactively notify you with helpful information about IE 7 and highlight important areas for consideration. While Oracle has not encountered any issues with the Beta version of IE7, formal testing will need to be completed at the time of general availability. Oracle hopes to complete that testing and certify the product soon after the IE 7 release date. Current plans are in place to test products currently in Oracle's testing environments. These products include: * PeopleTools 8.22 * PeopleTools 8.46-8.48 Oracle anticipates that it will certify IE 7 for these versions. Important Note Because IE 7 is an automatic update your browser may be updated to IE 7 across your entire environment regardless of an Oracle certification. For this reason, Oracle recommends that you assess whether an automatic upgrade will affect your business operations in a manner where your application vendors may not have the ability to fully test the configuration of IE 7. In this instance, it is recommended that you disable the automated upgrade using Microsoft Blocker Toolkit (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=65788) until you have conducted internal regression testing or have upgraded to a certified Tools configuration. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: IE7 will also be released for automatic installation via the "Automatic Updates" feature of Windows beginning on Wednesday, November 1. If IE7 gets installed via Automatic Updates it will remove IE6 from the user's machine. According to Microsoft documentation a user will be able to roll back to IE6 by using Add/Remove Programs to remove IE7. But we do not know how easy it will be to get IE6 re-installed or if the prior IE6 settings would be restored. It is possible to block the automatic installation of IE7. If your want to block the automatic delivery of IE7 please have your PC technical support staff refer to the following page for more information: www.microsoft.com/technet/updatemanagement/windowsupdate/ie7announcement.mspx

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