Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 8 RC1

by yinyin on 2009-01-27 12:00:17

Microsoft on Monday released IE 8 RC1, the last beta version of IE 8. Microsoft today began offering IE 8 RC1 downloads in its download center for 32-bit Vista, 64-bit Vista, and Windows XP, with the latest version available to anyone interested in trying it out. Compared to the IE 8 Beta2 released last summer, IE 8 RC1 features performance tweaks, compatibility improvements, and other minor changes.

Microsoft officials say IE 8 RC1 is a "finished platform," meaning developers and users shouldn't expect any more changes to the program or user interface.

As Microsoft recently admitted, IE 8 RC1 won't run on beta versions of Windows 7, and users who want to try it on Windows 7 will need to run it on a virtual machine.

Download :32-Bit Vista & Windows Server 2008

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8e31391b-91b2-40c4-8643-7b70d1d5628b&displaylang=en

Download :64-Bit Vista & Windows Server 2008

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9ae59654-111a-474a-9999-996a3462d606&DisplayLang=en

Download :Windows XP SP2&3

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=821025fe-9adf-487e-b58c-561b7c8c25db&DisplayLang=en

Download :Windows Server 2003 SP2 or 64-Bit Windows XP Professional

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=123828

Download :Windows Server 2003 SP2

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=123824