Thanks to XP_2600 for supplying the originally-formatted news posting ...

A preview of the long awaited Beta 2 for Internet Explorer 7 has leaked in the form of build 5299.

Download: Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview (Windows XP) = {Links voluntarily removed.}

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News source: JCXP

Thanks, esepcially for the mirror, as rapidshare doesn't work on my connection

Quick Tip:

If you want to use this build without affecting Internet Explorer 6. Extract the .exe with WinRAR - find the file SHLWAPI.DLL and delete it. Then create a new text document then rename it and its extension to IEXPLORE.exe.local

Your good to go

Note: This also bypasses the validation.

u HAVE to uninstall IE7 Beta1 before u install this. and i just want to say that i HATE JCXP and jack is a fucking douche.

I don't think you need to uninstall IE7 Beta 1, if you are using the 'local' trick. In that case you should be able to run IE6, IE7 B1 and IE7 B2 side-by-side.

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Compliments of Singh400 after i asked him for 10 mins

when i tried installing beta2, it kept telling me to uninstall beta1. i'd rather not keep ie6, and beta 1 on my system.

Yeah you nag like a women Anyhoo, more info on this over here.

can it be installed over b1? or can ie6 be reinstalled over b1 and then b2 be installed?

*btw darkjedi, wlm froze on me last night, when I woke up and it was using 480MB!

RanCorX2, as per my previous post:
it tells u u need to uninstall it. unless u do what singh is suggesting.

I cant uninstall beta1 as well, anyone got a solution to uninstall it ? i deleted the uninsatall information btw.

open add/remove programs, then check the "show updates" at the top. it's listed near the bottom to uninstall.

well, I can't remove it with no uninstall files, tried the local trick, still said remove ie7b1 first??

tried running iexplore.exe but it opens then quits. seems lame that you can't upgrade
but if you bypass the validation surely you can bypass the install check. found a slightly different trick here http://daydream.wordpress.com/2006/01/20/t...thout-updating/ doesn't work either.

ugh I hate service pack installers.

i'm sure there will be some sort of workaround later...

hope so, some users on neowin says uninstall b1 first when i've already explained everything.

There's a no-install version now: {Link removed by Taco Bell.}
Finally a working version, at least on XP SP2.

^ doesn't work, just loads and quits. I was going to try just replacing all the installed b1 files with the b2 files but noticed there are extra files, and though hmm probably screw up xp. has anyone managed to hack the installer yet?

So who'd Jack suck off and then fuck over this time? lmao.

Dunno, but I'm gonna guess it was the same person that gave him that dodgy vista build and the vista sidebar. place your bets people

The person who gave him the sidebar from PDC is a different person than who gave him the build... which is why this is so comical to me, neither of those kids would give Jack another thing, I'd think... unless they didn't care. I mean, after all, it's just another IE7 build, big whoop.

BTW, if you are running a side-by-side install of IE7 B2 and IE6 - you will have the problem described here when trying to use IE6. To fix this close all instances of IE7 & IE6 then run the regfile posted below.

Here you go
{Link removed by Taco Bell.}
for people who hate MegaUpload and RapidShare

heres an idea for those like me who deleted their ie7b1 uninstall folder, is for someone who still has it rar or zip theirs and upload it somewhere.

if it's not to much trouble

Thanks for the info

ref, he'll do that regardless of wanting a beta or not...

anyone fancy sharing their beta1 uninstall files then?

@shooter468: Thanks for the mirror and initial post updated accordingly.

nup..doesnt work for me, and ive got a legit copy of XP home edition too

Thanks! It Works Here On WinXp Sp2 Spanish Lang. I think it will have the problem with the Windows language but no! It Installs normally, I have original windows the validate works fine and install all!.... No problems here, only thing is I have WinXp on Spanish and the explorer goes English Lang but well I Like It


Thanks!!!

i would remove these links if i were u as microsoft is REALLY pissed about this being out.

Yeah Microsoft already spanked JCXP and the links were removed

Please Can Someone help me Get The watermark Build Number off my Desktop

Nevermind, got it

they were removed for a reason, so we can stay open and NOT have any legal issues with microsoft. so whine all you want.

Who's whining?

anyone in general, and no one in particular.

ill warn you to not install this build. Upon removal, it will completely screw up you're IE6. Well it did to mine. When i open IE now (v6), it opens 2 windows, 5 instances in taskmanager and CPU shoots up to 99% and takes about 5 mins to even force kill the processes.

*opens system restore*

The person JackC got vista 5259 from(I will not say the name) did NOT give him permission to leak it! The person who gave the vista build to him didnt want him to leak it so I doubt he would have given him ie7. He propablly got the ie7 build from a chinese website or person, I know a few people had it, just look at the screen shots because most of the 1st screenshots posted are of websites in chinese.

hmm, those who saw my post at the NGs lol, i ended up talking to an ms employee who tells me and a friend as well that ms has contacted its lawyers about *the person leaking these internal builds* so yeah... just a bit of info


edit: and oh since all these releases were public, ms might have a hunch on who the person is too i suppose..but what would i know, im considered a noob by some since i couldnt even work a keygen for xp pro vlk on my xp mce 05 machine.

Yeah this is the same problem I described on Page 2, I posted a fix for this behaviour aswell.

Edit* Oh as for jcxp getting spanked by MS - heres to a cease and desist *cheers*

how about heres to a law suit *cough*

I've got a question about this build. When I click to view the classic menu, it appears above the tabs, which is backwards, at least from the way the vista build has it set up. Anyway, it looks bad there. Anyone know how I can fix this? I tried just dragging, but that doesn't work of course. Thanks.

unlock the toolbar

right click, "Lock Toolbar", uncheck it

I had it unlocked, I just can't drag it to be under the tabs.

Does anyone know how this version validates on the windows update site. The genuine check active x control doesn't seem to be there anymore and hence can't be disabled.

@dazzacole: To bypass validation, look at this previous posting.

So are you saying that works for validation on the microsoft update site.

That would depend on your copy of Windows XP, not Internet Explorer.

@dazzacole: No, as I misread tbe question and was really saying how to bypass the install's validation checks.

For the actual Microsoft Update web site, I'm not sure. Worst case, you may have to use that side-by-side approach and fall back to IE6. Depends on the capabilities of this IE7 build and the legitimacy of your Windows XP installation.

Click to view attachmentWindows update work fine see pic and I had no problems installing it work the same as beta 1 did used update exe. I miss The winxp days updates was every 14 days Ie 6 Was the same way