WSUS expired IE7 update problem

[Guest andrewg]

So it seems MS released an update rollup for IE7 on Oct. 4 2007, then

promptly expired it due to problems. Now when I try to go to setup IE7 to

deploy to Windows XP the WSUS 3 server is telling the the update has expired.

What am I supposed to do now to deploy IE7? Background info:

http://www.wsus.info/forums/index.php?showtopic=11083

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services/browse_thread/thread/aee632b2989b3fec/760158f130fd0ac5?hl=en&lnk=st&q=ie7+expired+wsus#

 

I can see from this I am not alone with this problem. MS needs to release a

working updated rollup or I have to figure out how to get the April 11 2007

Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP update to show as an option in

WSUS, right now I only show the expired OCT. 4 2007 one.

 

How can MS release a patch and then expire it within a few days leaving me

without IE7? How can they sit on this for over a month with no fix? Does

anyone have any ideas or fixes for me? Thanks!