[WinPartners] Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 - Full Support announcement

[Alexander Kozlov]

Good morning,

Information Services & Technology (IS&T) is pleased to offer full support for Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) running on Vista and Windows 7.

Starting June 29, 2011, IS&T will deliver IE9 to machines subscribed to the MIT Windows Automatic Update Service (WAUS)<http://ist.mit.edu/services/os/windows/updates>.

In collaboration with departments, labs, and centers (DLCs), IS&T has been testing IE9 since its initial release by Microsoft and has worked on resolving compatibility issues with various internal and external sites. At the time of this announcement IS&T has found that:

- Upgrading to IE9 from IE8 and IE7 works as expected, preserving user settings, bookmarks, and MIT personal certificates.
- To obtain a new MIT personal certificate, users should run CertAid for Internet Explorer<http://ist.mit.edu/services/software/certaidwin>.
- CertAid for Internet Explorer<http://ist.mit.edu/services/software/certaidwin> is also needed for eCAT and SAPweb access.
- CertAid for Internet Explorer<http://ist.mit.edu/services/software/certaidwin> is not needed for win.mit.edu<http://web.mit.edu/win/> domain users.
- IE9's new features and improvements in security and usability will change to some extent how users interact with the browser.

Getting Help
For help with installing or using IE9, contact the IS&T Help Desk at 617.253.1101 or helpdesk at mit.edu<mailto:helpdesk at mit.edu>. You can also submit a request online<http://ist.mit.edu/support>.

IS&T has published IE9 product information for MIT<http://ist.mit.edu/services/software/ie/9x> on its website.


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Alexander Kozlov
Windows Platform Coordinator
Software Release Team
Information Services and Technology
W92 - 140B
(617) 253-5103