Internet Explorer Specifications

Internet Explorer Product Details

Features:

Accelerators

Accelerators let you efficiently complete your everyday browsing activities like mapping directions, translating words, emailing your friends, and more in just a few mouse clicks.

InPrivate Browsing

Browse the web without saving your history with Internet Explorer 8's InPrivate Browsing. Now you can shop for that special gift with confidence knowing your family won't accidentally find out or use a shared computer without leaving a trace.

Web Slices

Keep up with changes to the sites you care about most. Add a Web Slice and you won't have to go back to the same website again and again for updates on news, stock quotes, online auctions, weather, or even sports scores.

Search suggestions

Search smarter with detailed suggestions from your favorite search providers and browsing history. See visual previews and get suggested content topics while you type in the enhanced Instant Search Box.

SmartScreen Filter

New security features help to protect you against deceptive and malicious websites which can compromise your data, privacy and identity.

System Requirements:

Supported Operating Systems:Windows XP, Windows Vista, Vista x64, Windows Server 2003, 2003x64, Windows Server 2008, 2008x64

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Internet Explorer 8

Publisher: Microsoft

Version: 8

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User Review Summary

based on (10) Reviews

Excellent

Music critics combined give Internet Explorer a score of 4 out of 4

(4)

Very Good

Music critics combined give Internet Explorer a score of 3 out of 4

(3)

Good

Music critics combined give Internet Explorer a score of 2 out of 4

(2)

Fair

Music critics combined give Internet Explorer a score of 1 out of 4

(1)

Poor

Music critics combined give Internet Explorer a score of 0 out of 4

(0)

A step in the right direction, but too late.

IE has been criticized over the years for using proprietary features that no other browser supports, and often simply uses different aliases for what are essentially the same thing. IE8 is a great step in the right direction for Microsoft. It has

by cory on March 02, 2009 08:32 AM MST OGDEN, UTAH

14 of 18 found this review helpful

Honestly I didn't love it at first, but now I am in love with it so much

Internet explorer browser is the only and favorite browser you can ever use, it is fast, reliable and secure. I wouldn’t understand why any one would not love to use it. Comparing to fire fox no big difference in the basic features, both

by banakd on August 18, 2009 08:59 AM MDT DEARBORN, MICHIGAN

3 of 5 found this review helpful

Nice and Easy to use, nothing not to like

It have been around for ever, the only thing that I don’t like about it that when you open a new window you have to wait for it to load your homepage, at the other hand fire fox open an untitled new tab in less than a seconded. Other than that

by mervinkl on August 18, 2009 09:01 AM MDT DEARBORN, MICHIGAN

2 of 5 found this review helpful

Really horrible. I wish we could boycot this.

I didn't rate it poor because if you are on the users side then it isn't as horrible. It isn't as fast, secure, and enjoyable as firefox or even chrome but I could use it. The problem that really TICKS me off is the developing side. As a

by MrFish on July 20, 2009 09:00 AM MDT OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS

1 of 5 found this review helpful

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by bfis108137 May 21, 2009 4:16 PM MDT

I feel coming from a programmers point of view that because of the way that Microsoft has developed their asp.net interface over the years, it requires one to at least install IE on their computer or they basically will eliminate 10% of the web. So assuming that you have to have IE, this is a drastic improvement. With that being said it still suffers from many of the same problems such as not even opening pages that in other browsers open in seconds. The main problem though is still Microsoft's insistence that their programming not need to be compatible with all browsers so we will continue to see IE whether it be better or not on the scene.

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