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Verify your User Agent string detection detects Internet Explorer 7 per the procedure outlined on the Internet Explorer blog. |
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Check your website for the use of CSS hacks that may have been turned off in Internet Explorer 7 per the procedure outlined on the Internet Explorer blog. |
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Verify that transparent images on your website are rendered correctly?alpha transparency PNG is now supported in Internet Explorer 7. |
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Verify that your website hasn't been adversely affected by IE7 Security changes:
a. SSL 2.0 Support has been turned off.
b. Support for scriptlets has been turned off by default.
c. If you are using HTTPS, your site is delivering a valid digital certificate for your
DNS name.
d. Do not mix HTTP content into an HTTPS page (see our Internet Explorer blog) |
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Verify that your website doesn't get flagged as a Suspicious or Known Phishing site per Microsoft's Anti-Phishing White Paper. |
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If you develop ActiveX® controls, make sure they are installed in the 'disabled' state so that users will activate them when needed, and reduce their surface area for attack. |
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Verify that your RSS feeds are discoverable in Internet Explorer 7 by following the procedure in our Internet Explorer blog. |
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Make sure your feeds work correctly in Internet Explorer 7. Navigate to them in Internet Explorer 7, and refer to the Publisher's Guide for details on how they should look. |
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If you would like to add/implement access to your site's search provider, implement the window.external.AddSearchProvider(URL) call in your webpage to prompt the end user (see our Internet Explorer blog). |
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Utilize the Internet Explorer 7 Developer Toolbar to explore the DOM tree and find elements on the page, outline elements, control images, resize pages to common screen resolutions, and have a powerful ruler that lets you measure pixel perfect content on your page. It also will help you to validate against existing standards and provides pointers to W3C specs. |
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Make sure you've tested your browser add-ins to ensure they activate correctly with the updated changes to Internet Explorer. |
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Validate the removal of the Intranet zone for non-domain joined machines. |
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Check out the Internet Explorer 7 Administration Kit (IEAK). |
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Get the Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar. |