You can check whether Microsoft has updated any Internet components since Internet Explorer was released, or whether any new Internet components are now available. For example, a single component containing all Internet Explorer security patches released to date is available from this location.
To reach this dialog box, click Updates on the Automatic Version Synchronization page in the wizard. This dialog box is unavailable if there are no new or updated components available for you to download.
Microsoft Components
Download the latest version of any Microsoft component shown in the box. The status of each component on the server is indicated as follows:
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Microsoft updated this component since the Internet Explorer product release.
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This component is new; it was not originally included in the Internet Explorer product release.
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Select All
To select all items in the list, click Select All. You can select a single component by using the mouse.
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To select consecutive items, press and hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last item.
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To select items that are not consecutive, press and hold down the CTRL key, and then click each item.
Disk Space
Specifies the amount of disk space required for all components in this list.
Synchronize
Select the components you want to download to your computer, and then click Synchronize. This action closes this dialog box, downloads the selected components to your computer, and adds these components to the list on the Automatic Version Synchronization (AVS) page of the wizard.
This button is unavailable if you have not selected any components in the list.
Obtaining Files from Windows Update
Sometimes, more recent versions of some components and software patches may be available from the Windows Update Web site. However, if you want to include any components from Windows Update in your package, you must bundle the associated files into a custom component. In contrast, any components that you download through AVS and include in your package are automatically installed through Windows Update Setup. For more information, see Packaging Microsoft Updates into Custom Components.
For information about the latest product updates, visit the Corporate Windows Update Web site.
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IESetup.cif automatically includes any new or updated components that you download by using Automatic Version Synchronization Updates.
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For more information about components and their associated ComponentID strings, see the IEAK Web site.
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For an illustration of AVS, see Automatic Version Synchronization.