You set the property, so use .prop()in jQuery 1.6.
$('#tab2 input').prop('checked',false);
Or, if only one input, just change the property of the element directly.
$('#tab2 input')[0].checked = false;
jQuery 1.6.1 , jQuery 1.6.1, .attr(), , .prop() .
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$(":checkbox").attr("checked", true);
$("option").attr("selected", true);
$("input").attr("readonly", true);
$("input").attr("disabled", true);
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if ( $(":checkbox").attr("checked") ) { }
1.6.1, , .