Description of updates that you can install when you install Windows Internet Explorer 7

This article describes updates that you can install when you install Windows Internet Explorer 7. As the list of available updates changes, this article will be periodically updated.

Update for Microsoft Windows XP (KB904942)

This update resolves a problem in which authentication fails when you either use Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Outlook Express to try to log on to a HTTP-based mail server. This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:

• The client computer that you use to log on is running Internet Explorer 7.
• The HTTP server is using digest authentication.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool checks the computer for infections by specific, prevalent malicious software. This malicious software includes Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom. Additionally, the tool helps remove any infection that it finds in the computer. If the computer has an infection, the tool notifies you after the computer restarts when you are installing Internet Explorer 7. If you do not receive notification about an infection, the tool did not find an infection.

The Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool only scans the computer one time during the installation of Internet Explorer 7. The tool does not provide continuous virus scanning. The tool only runs again if you download an update to the tool by using Windows Update or Microsoft Update, either through the Microsoft Web site or through Automatic Updates.

For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

Network Diagnostics for Windows XP

This tool helps you identify and fix connection problems. These connection problems may occur with computers that are on a home network that connect to the Internet by using a cable modem or by using a digital subscriber line (DSL) modem. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: