Microsoft’s browser development group has released a new Internet Explorer Compatibility Evaluator:
IECE is designed to help IT professionals evaluate changes in behavior of web applications and web sites caused by the new security features in Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and test for compatibility when moving from Windows XP to Windows XP Service Pack 2. It does this by:
- Identifying issues and blocks to web site functionality
- Identifying the cause of a block and specific details to identify the location of the problem
After installing Windows XP with SP2 and IECE, you can begin testing web sites and web applications. When a security feature blocks an action, new information will be entered in the test log including details such as:
- A time stamp
- The URL where the block occurred
- The security feature involved
- The URL zone
- A link to information on how to fix this error
- Automatic mitigation (if available)
If you design Web sites, this should be very helpful.
Ed Bott 