Internet Explorer 8 Final Released

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:58 pm

Here are the links to download whatever version you need.

[INDENT]Windows XP
Windows XP 64 Bit
Windows Vista
Windows Vista 64 Bit
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 64 Bit
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 64 Bit[/INDENT]

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:09 pm

What about Windows NT for CD?

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:13 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:What about Windows NT for CD?

he's screwed

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:22 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:What about Windows NT for CD?

He's stuck with IE 4.01

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:00 pm

Wasn't IE8 suppose to have skin support or be more customizable?

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:03 pm

I'm giving it a try. I had been having browser problems that I posted in another thread so I'll see if this clears things up. BTW, IE8 seem to work pretty good at this end.

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:29 pm

! Every time I open a new Tab I get a new instance of IE showing up in my Task Manager. ???

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:55 pm

IE6 was the last IE I liked, very ugly annoying interface now IMO.

stevebakh · Post by **stevebakh** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:14 pm

Easto wrote:! Every time I open a new Tab I get a new instance of IE showing up in my Task Manager. ???

I haven't read up on this newest release too much (shame on me), but from what you're saying, I would assume they've taken the same direction as google's chrome browser and treat each new tab as a new thread / process, so if one crashes, it doesn't crash the entire browser.

The benefits outweigh the small added overhead.

[edit]
Yep, seems like it's that:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_E ... _stability

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:31 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:What about Windows NT for CD?

Sava700 wrote:he's screwed

YeOldeStonecat wrote:He's stuck with IE 4.01

Actually, I'm running 6 on that server.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:34 pm

I installed it on a xp sp3... My menu bar is black... I couldn't see "file" "view" "edit"...etc

Reverted back to 7.

24giovanni · Post by **24giovanni** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:50 pm

CableDude wrote:

Actually, I'm running 6 on that server.

I thought IE 6 took the eternal dirt nap, no....

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:59 pm

CableDude wrote:I installed it on a xp sp3... My menu bar is black... I couldn't see "file" "view" "edit"...etc

Reverted back to 7.

you enable that feature just like on 7

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:46 pm

Sava700 wrote:you enable that feature just like on 7

I can't see anything to enable the menu bar

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:51 pm

CableDude wrote:I can't see anything to enable the menu bar

Click View at the top and under toolbars click the Menu one to enable that.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:00 pm

Sava700 wrote:Click View at the top and under toolbars click the Menu one to enable that.

Savarino

"view" "file" etc were blacked out, could not see anything.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:18 pm

CableDude wrote:Savarino "view" "file" etc were blacked out, could not see anything.

ohh dur.. lol just right click on somewhere in that grey area and then select menu bar

24giovanni · Post by **24giovanni** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:33 pm

Sava700 wrote:Click View at the top and under toolbars click the Menu one to enable that.

I was wondering where the heck those were. Thx Sava. Not that I use IE for anything.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 5:45 pm

Pic for Sava.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:59 pm

First thing I'd do is revert that thing for default settings.. then click up there in that black area at the top right click and you can add that menu bar stuff.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:52 am

Sava700 wrote:First thing I'd do is revert that thing for default settings.. then click up there in that black area at the top right click and you can add that menu bar stuff.

I changed themes and it went away.

Ashdaw · Post by **Ashdaw** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:18 am

I added to my server2008 today and it is a little faster but still not as good as FireFox

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:13 pm

Be advised: there is a issue with immunization by Spybot S&D that I've been reading about.

There are reports that IE8 will not start fast if user’s system is immunized using Spybot S&D. It was easy to reproduce this in Vista and XP. There are also reports of high-CPU usage when Spybot S&D with immunization enabled.

And then there are reports that IE8 will not load fast or it will hang if restricted sites exists in IE Restricted Sites zone, e.g. using IE-SPYAD.

It would prob be best if you want to stick with IE8 you should disable the immunization and IE-SPYAD or not load IE8 and stay on IE7 till a resolve is issued for Spybot.

mnosteele52 · Post by **mnosteele52** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:26 am

Sava700 wrote:Be advised: there is a issue with immunization by Spybot S&D that I've been reading about.

There are reports that IE8 will not start fast if user’s system is immunized using Spybot S&D. It was easy to reproduce this in Vista and XP. There are also reports of high-CPU usage when Spybot S&D with immunization enabled.

And then there are reports that IE8 will not load fast or it will hang if restricted sites exists in IE Restricted Sites zone, e.g. using IE-SPYAD.

It would prob be best if you want to stick with IE8 you should disable the immunization and IE-SPYAD or not load IE8 and stay on IE7 till a resolve is issued for Spybot.

Glad you posted this. When I first installed it I reset Internet Explorer 7 to defaults then installed, it ran great until I enabled IE-SPYAD, IE 8 wouldn't even run with it enabled. SpyBot seems to slow the initial startup of IE 8 but once it starts things seem fine. I guess there is an issue and entries in your restricted zone.

This would also be an issue with SpywareBlaster as well since it adds to your restricted zone as well.