A new Internet Explorer beta shows that Microsoft is trying to put its browser security woes behind it.

The software maker plans to release the third and last beta version of IE 7 on Thursday, getting closer to final delivery by the end of 2006. It will be the first major update to the popular Web browser in five years, and much of the focus for the new version is on security.
“Security was the No. 1 investment we made in IE 7, in terms of our development resources,” Tony Chor, Microsoft’s group program manager for the browser, said in an interview.
Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 includes advancements in security and browsing experience for end users, functionality and compatibility for developers, and manageability for corporate network administrators. Beta 3 is intended to enable developers, web developers, and IT professionals to begin to test the new browser for compatibility with their applications and websites.
Download Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 Build 7.0.5450.4 for:
• XP SP2
• Server 2003 SP1
• x64
• ia64
Installing Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 Build 7.0.5450.4 requires Windows Genuine Validation. If you’ve cracked your Windows Genuine Advantage Validation (WGA), most probably you can just download and install Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 Build 7.0.5450.4 without problems.
IF you have not cracked or installed Windows Genuine Advantage Validation (WGA), crackers again have thought of a way to install Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 Build 7.0.5450.4 without validating your Windows simply by replacing a dll file called iecustom.dll.
The steps below shows you how you do it.
1. Download Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 Build 7.0.5450.4 from the link give above.
2. Use your mouse to right click on the IE7BETA3-WindowsXP-x86-enu.exe file and extract to a folder. I use PowerArchiver.

3. Now you should get a folder called IE7BETA3-WindowsXP-x86-enu.

4. Download cracked iecustom.dll
5. Extract the downloaded iecustom.rar and you will get iecustom.dll
6. Copy iecustom.dll to update folder located INSIDE IE7BETA3-WindowsXP-x86-enu folder. It will prompt you if you want to replace the existing iecustom.dll file. Click on Yes button.

7. Inside update folder, you should see a file called update.exe. Run update.exe to install Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 Build 7.0.5450.4

8. Follow the instructions shown on screen to install Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 Build 7.0.5450.4. Restart when complete installation.

Tips: Don’t have the tabs, RSS feeds, menus? After restart, run xmllitesetup.exe from the update folder and you’ll get the tabs, rss feeds and menus like the screenshot below.

Enjoy the new look and final release of Internet Explorer 7 Beta 😀
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