[manbearpig16]

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie8/we...en/default.html
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/...ess/Install.htm

[Island Dog]

It's not available for download yet.

[HingVista]

The download link is not active right now! We may see the beta version today.

Check out some new and exciting features of IE8 here

Activities


WebSlices


Favorites Bar




Automatic Crash Recovery


Improved Phishing Filter

[Villain]

and people are still using IE why.... ???
As I understand it, The new IE 8 now supports W3C Standards mode and it's previous "quarky" mode, so if this thing is done right, IE may ACTUALLY be a good webbrowser again.

[fediaFedia]

These look like sites for the beta testers who already installed the beta 1.

[Blake Pender]

Microsoft has uploaded the IE8 Beta!

Windows Vista (SP1 and RTM) and Server 2008 X86 Version: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en

Windows Vista (SP1 and RTM) and Server 2008 X64 Version:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en

Windows XP SP2/SP3 RC X86 (X64 for XP Home):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en

Windows Server 2003 SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en

Windows Server 2003 SP2 and XP Professional X64:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en

A quick sum out of the terms, the same old, same old, but as this is a beta, it expires, so please note that the date will be 1st December 2008 when IE8 Beta 1 expires

Also recommended for IE7 users to back up their 'Internet Explorer' folder for safety reasons

Quick report on IE8, if you hate IE7, then don't try this beta! This is because IE8 is SLOW, so I have IE8 on 'Emulate IE7' mode. I recommend to install 'Report a Webpage Problem Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta Add-On' if there are any problems
Link: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en

Lets hope Microsoft can do a good job with IE8

This post has been edited by Blake Pender: 05 March 2008 - 07:48 PM

[jedi52]

Well, I guess it's good that Microsoft is implementing standards, but I would find it better if they just made a theme for Firefox, maybe bundle in a few add-ons, and call it IE. That's what they do now with Netscape (though it is discontinued)

[TheGreenMan]

Interesting new features. I'll definitely give it a try.

[bhast2]

I will wait before I install this cause IE suxs
they should do what firefox does
allow people to make add ons and themes
and then I might consider using IE again

[thoosje]

Installed it.

webstandarts right......
most websites look realy terreble including my own lol
it even crashes when i visit it.

ill wait for beta 2 or 3.

[xaznx2345]

it can't be that bad can it? I know firefox is waaaaayyyy faster but still IE shouldn't be lagging it this bad lol.

[tominorlando]

Wow!
Just what I always wanted!
Another buggy, bloated browser from Microsoft!

After all of my wonderful experiences with IE7, I think I'll just skip this offering altogether thanx.

[adrynalyne]

tominorlando, on Mar 6 2008, 12:57 AM, said:

Wow!
Just what I always wanted!
Another buggy, bloated browser from Microsoft!

After all of my wonderful experiences with IE7, I think I'll just skip this offering altogether thanx.

You mean firefox isn't bloated?


Um....

[Culprit]

adrynalyne, on Mar 5 2008, 08:32 PM, said:

tominorlando, on Mar 6 2008, 12:57 AM, said:

Wow!
Just what I always wanted!
Another buggy, bloated browser from Microsoft!

After all of my wonderful experiences with IE7, I think I'll just skip this offering altogether thanx.

You mean firefox isn't bloated?


Um....

I may be the only one but i dont understand why everyone says firefox is waaaay better and faster then ie i have been using ie ever since ie 5 and there is nothin wrong with it and never was it works just fine actuailly some websites dont load in firefox!?! why would you want to use a browser that not all websites support!?!?!?!

[pakistanipower]

exactly firefox is overrated..period..it sux