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Internet Explorer 8 Released

#1 TCH-Thomas

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Posted 19 March 2009 - 02:39 PM

Internet Explorer 8 has been released.

Read more / Get it at: microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx

or wait for it to come to Windows Update.

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Posted 19 March 2009 - 03:03 PM

Don't want it. :lol:

Thanks Thomas

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Posted 19 March 2009 - 04:15 PM

Lets hope for fellow developers out there that it is more compliant than previous versions!!!! I already have too many browsers to check ..

google chrome
firefox
ie6
ie7
opera
safari
now ie8??

sad times

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Posted 20 March 2009 - 02:29 AM

Thanks Thomas, I already installed it tonight. I appreciate all your update posts, by the way; you're on top of it.

I use IE along with Firefox, Chrome, and Opera. Firefox is my main browser; honestly, I could get by with just one browser for my needs, but each one has its own strengths. I just have to be careful not to install too many extensions and plugins into Firefox, otherwise it gets bogged down.

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Posted 20 March 2009 - 04:04 AM

TCH-Bruce, on Mar 19 2009, 09:03 PM, said:

Don't want it. :lol:

I don´t want it either.

I am only installing it to have more browsers to preview sites in.
Also, they will in some time force it on to us as usual, so no matter when installing it, it will be installed some day.

To those who have already installed it...
I downloaded the file but have not yet installed it.
Are there anything I should think of when I do the install and configuring it?

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Posted 20 March 2009 - 06:41 AM

My experience with the IE8 Beta is that it's considerably more standards-compliant (that is, more Firefox-like) than IE7 or (shudder) IE6.

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Posted 20 March 2009 - 05:52 PM

It is said that there will be a uninstall option in Window 7 for IE8

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Posted 20 March 2009 - 08:21 PM

I have IE, but Firefox is my browser of choice.

I just installed IE8, after setting a restore point just in case its a total piece of crap. Actually, I'll need the restore point since I plan to revert to IE7 after checking out 8 for a day or so. I'm just interested to see if this browser is compliant as advertised.

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Posted 21 March 2009 - 05:53 AM

After using IE8 for a few hours, I've decided to keep it. FF is still my browser of choice, but this one has its merits.

I haven't fully checked out its compliance, but it is certainly no worse than IE7, and I like the accelerators feature.

BTW -- that is probably a good thing, because after doing a bit of research, I don't think that my idea about being able to return to 7 using a restore point would have worked anyway.

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Posted 21 March 2009 - 10:39 AM

Bob Crabb, on Mar 21 2009, 06:53 AM, said:

BTW -- that is probably a good thing, because after doing a bit of research, I don't think that my idea about being able to return to 7 using a restore point would have worked anyway.

I ran the Beta for a couple weeks and decided to remove it because of a couple of annoying bugs, it would crash and close or just lock after being opened for a lengthy time. Alls I did was uninstall from Control Panel (I believe) and IE 7 returned.

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Posted 21 March 2009 - 11:26 AM

The final version can be removed through add/remove in the control panel.

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Posted 21 March 2009 - 11:38 AM

Thanks Madmanmcp and Thomas. That is good to know.

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Posted 11 April 2009 - 02:47 AM

TCH-Bruce, on Mar 19 2009, 10:03 PM, said:

Don't want it. :lol:

Congrats Bruce.

Download Squad (downloadsquad.com/2009/04/10/microsoft-to-push-internet-explorer-8-through-automatic- update/) writes today:

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It's a week or so since Microsoft started sending out Internet Explorer 8 through Windows Automatic Updates for customers who installed early beta versions of the browser. But now the company is preparing to start pushing the update to users who still have older browsers including Internet Explorer 7 or 6 installed.

The update should start showing up the third week of April for Windows users running Windows XP, Vista, or Windows Server 2003 or 2008. Microsoft is planning a phased rollout, so you might not get the update right away.