Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 (IE8 RC1)

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:09 am

XP 32bit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... layLang=en

Vista 32bit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en

Vista 64bit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... layLang=en

Anyone using it? Thoughts?

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:13 am

I'm using it on a test machine here at work now.. works great. From what I read its finished and there won't be any changes from the RC1 to the final release.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:06 am

Is it less broken then IE7?
I am so sick and tierd of " I'm sorry, IE has stopped responding, Would you like to restart it? "
Get this error ussually when I close IE......

EDIT:
I'm sorry, this program is not supported on this operating system....Way to go MS, no good for vista, your latest OS....lol

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:10 am

Chris wrote:Is it less broken then IE7?
I am so sick and tierd of " I'm sorry, IE has stopped responding, Would you like to restart it? "
Get this error ussually when I close IE......

EDIT:
I'm sorry, this program is not supported on this operating system....Way to go MS, no good for vista, your latest OS....lol

Vista 32bit version?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en

tao_jones · Post by **tao_jones** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:47 pm

I might give it a try tonight. From a couple of screen shots I saw on google it looks a lot like the office products menu bar with all the tabs.

http://www.winsupersite.com/images/revi ... _proto.jpg

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 1:24 pm

Its ok, but I'm still an FF fan.

64bit · Post by **64bit** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:37 pm

Step in the right direction but the hill is still steep for IE to catch FF.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:49 pm

Chris wrote:Is it less broken then IE7?
I am so sick and tierd of " I'm sorry, IE has stopped responding, Would you like to restart it? "
Get this error ussually when I close IE......

EDIT:
I'm sorry, this program is not supported on this operating system....Way to go MS, no good for vista, your latest OS....lol

Sounds more like you have spyware, a virus, or just some system problem than anything to do just with IE7.

Rainbow · Post by **Rainbow** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:06 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Its ok, but I'm still an FF fan.

What He said

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:08 pm

I've really never had a problem with IE7, though I prefer FireFox. IE8 has been pretty good in its beta form. Thx for the link.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:59 pm

I want to try it out, tomorrow.

OSULLY · Post by **OSULLY** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:49 pm

Thanks

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:13 am

Burke wrote:Sounds more like you have spyware, a virus, or just some system problem than anything to do just with IE7.

Nope, hit the X and ie crashes.
Running for awhile, fresh install, even the new lappy fresh outa the box....7 sucks

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 1:13 am

Chris wrote:Nope, hit the X and ie crashes.
Running for awhile, fresh install, even the new lappy fresh outa the box....7 sucks

Chris, did you get the right version for your OS because I didn't have them all linked in my first post.

MetalHead324 · Post by **MetalHead324** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:54 am

YARDofSTUF wrote:Its ok, but I'm still an FF fan.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:51 am

UOD wrote:Chris, did you get the right version for your OS because I didn't have them all linked in my first post.

Ya, got it on UOD, thanks, vista 64....so far seams stable, something I couldn't say about 7.
Hope this cures it, if so I'll update Teirneys lappy also, 7 is unstable on hers also....

feranm_ie8team · Post by **feranm_ie8team** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:53 pm

Hi, my name’s Feran and I’m working with the Internet Explorer Outreach Team to provide assistance and help answer questions people might have about Internet Explorer.

For anyone who is interested in or thinking about trying IE8 RC1 here are a couple great links to check out that will provide you with some helpful information.

This site actually gives you the opportunity to test some of the new security and compatibility features in IE8: http://www.ie8demos.com/tryit/

The official site provides a good overview of all the new features, as well as answers for many frequently asked questions that users have. You can also download IE8 at this site if you think it’s something that might work for you: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/intern ... d=ie8_sm_a

Thanks,

Feran
Internet Explorer Outreach Team

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:58 pm

feranm_ie8team wrote:Hi, my name’s Feran and I’m working with the Internet Explorer Outreach Team to provide assistance and help answer questions people might have about Internet Explorer.

For anyone who is interested in or thinking about trying IE8 RC1 here are a couple great links to check out that will provide you with some helpful information.

This site actually gives you the opportunity to test some of the new security and compatibility features in IE8: http://www.ie8demos.com/tryit/

The official site provides a good overview of all the new features, as well as answers for many frequently asked questions that users have. You can also download IE8 at this site if you think it’s something that might work for you: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/intern ... d=ie8_sm_a

Thanks,

Feran
Internet Explorer Outreach Team

LOL.

Really? Beat it.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:38 pm

tao_jones wrote:I might give it a try tonight. From a couple of screen shots I saw on google it looks a lot like the office products menu bar with all the tabs.

http://www.winsupersite.com/images/revi ... _proto.jpg

Does not look like this at all.

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:43 pm

I'll only download IE8 when it is final gold.