Word Association: IE7, Bad

This is not a good sign: I installed Internet Explorer 7 on a company laptop, and all networking functions of that laptop immediately stopped. After performing a system restore to before the installation of IE7 - which uninstalls the program since it can be obtained through Windows Update - everything worked fine.

I thought it might just be a glitch and not actually IE7, but no, after reinstalling the updates, the problem returned. Luckily, I had a recent working system restore point. One other update could also be the culprit, but it's not network-related, so I find that hard to believe.

Even if IE7 isn't the problem, I don't like it. The installation includes a mandatory system reboot, which is not cool. Firefox, Opera, and every other browser out there installs without a reboot, so I don't appreciate the inconvenience no matter how necessary.

But hey, at least I wasn't on a Mac. I hear they won't be getting System Restore until OS X Leopard.