Vista - Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Now Available

Nanu, nanu.
Thank goodness for this site! I just received 03Oct08 MS Download Notification. First topic under 'Windows' is;

Download Internet Explorer 8 beta.
Browsing is now faster, easier and safer than ever. Download IE 8 beta today.

'OK', says I, 'Nothing like a challenge on a wet Saturday'.........click........

Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage......................Oooooooooops!

Snavblaff! So it's off to Vista Forums for the real gems.


Edit/Add;

One hour later with successful IE8 beta download, all add-ons intact and checking out other additional 'goodies', checked out the email MS Download link again.......and same result, but with much better graphics! So I suppose I shouldn't grumble.

A hint for other Greenhorn Newbies......I 'snip' all relevant helpful advice, hints and guru suggestions, and stuff them in my Documents in a Folder I call 'What the heck do I do now?' Stuff like the IE8 beta 'Delete History' and 'Uninstall' advice given by the Sages of this Forum. Saves me having to come back here to start scratching around all over again, and again . The folder has that 'good stuff' all in one place
where I can choose at random. A sort of Auntie Agnes's Agony Album!

Edit/Add; 05Oct08

I have confined IE8 beta to barracks until its behaviour improves!!!!! I noted some great features in it, but features don't help much when;

1. The ability to sent photos via WLM from the Windows Live Photo Gallery was corrupted to a point that the function was disabled. and,
2. This morning, my usual access [click on Live Mail icon] to WLM was completely knocked out and I had to access through the ugly link on the IE webpage..... I hate the look and workface of that site, with a passion.

I thank-you for the tip about uninstalling, I've made good use of it to revert to IE7, where I shall remain until all these bugs are sorted out. If I knew how, I would report these problems to MS, but I'm sure that many others are gnashing their teeth, or in some cases, flumping their gums, over these issues.

Somewhere in all this mucking around, a bug has been introduced to my Windows Live Photo Gallery because it now is giving signs of corruption and instability...... Bah bloody humbug!!

Rodger, Rodger, and Out!!

Internet Explorer: Home Page

Get it here

Thanx but in my opinion that is better to waiting for final release!!!

I Love Only 1 Browser That Is Internet Explorer

Become a beta tester and you can air all your views and have some influence too.

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