<A href="http://windowsteamblog.com/ie/b/ie/archive/2011/12/15/ie-to-start-automatic-upgrades-across-windows-xp-windows-vista-and-windows-7.aspx" target="_blank">Starting next month, Microsoft will automatically upgrade your system</A> to the latest version of Internet Explorer compatible with your system. The updates will be pushed out to WinXP, Vista, and Win7.