Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Now Available

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Now Available​

Source: IEBlog : Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Now Available


We’re excited to release IE8 Beta 2 today for public download. You can find it at http://www.microsoft.com/ie8. Please try it out!

You’ll find versions for 32- and 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008. In addition to English, IE8 Beta 2 is available in Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), and German. Additional languages will be available soon.
While Beta 1 was for developers, we think that anyone who browses or works on the web will enjoy IE8 Beta 2. Before the team blogs about our Beta 2 in detail, here’s an overview of what you’ll find in IE8.
We focused our work around three themes: everyday browsing (the things that real people do all the time), safety (the term most people use for what we’ve called ‘trustworthy’ in previous posts), and the platform (the focus of Beta 1, how developers around the world will build the next billion web pages and the next waves of great services). ......

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Download Page: Internet Explorer 8: Worldwide sites

   Note

--Addition by dmex
Microsoft have released an updated “Report a Webpage Problem” tool to help us capture website compatibility issues with IE8.

If you have used the tool before or are new to it, You can download it from here When you encounter a site that is not rendering correctly, you can submit a report using the link found in the Tools Menu.

Microsoft use these compatibility reports to populate the compatibility test suite with real site issues seen by users around the world.

To Report Internet Explorer 8 bugs, see: https://connect.microsoft.com/IE

   Tip

To uninstall this beta version of Internet Explorer 8, you just need to select Windows Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 listed in the Programs and Features View Installed Updates link. For how, see: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/92402-windows-update-uninstall.html

See also: How to uninstall Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2

 

[angelo621]

i restore my pc prior to IE8. after the restoration, I check my mail, browse internet and watch shared videos. I realy notice that IE 8 is much faster than IE7. for now, no bugs at all.

 

[fieseler]

dont really understand how some of the new advanced features work, but overall im really impressed with what theyve put in so far. Also, press ctrl+f you get a sophisiticated word find tool at last.

if i wanted to nit pick, theyve removed the feature from ie8 beta1 where the http://www. was static in the address bar.

 

[johngalt]

because not all sites begin with www.

I have found a bug - M$ Game Zone games fail to load properly with IE 8 B 2 - just as with IE 8 B 1.

I'm reverting tonight.

 

[WildEagle]

I'm going to be reverting back to IE7 soon. IE 8 will not maintain a setting I have for the MSNBC website, and has forgotten login information for a website, I frequent.

 

[dmex]

because not all sites begin with www.

I have found a bug - M$ Game Zone games fail to load properly with IE 8 B 2 - just as with IE 8 B 1.

I'm reverting tonight.

Microsoft have released an updated “Report a Webpage Problem” tool to help us capture website compatibility issues with IE8.

If you have used the tool before or are new to it, please download and install here. When you encounter a site that is not rendering correctly, you can submit a report using the link found in the Tools Menu.

Microsoft use these compatibility reports to populate the compatibility test suite with real site issues seen by users around the world.

 

[brummyfan]

Thank you Brink for this information, I have installed IE8 Beta and I like it, it is fast and I am quite comfortable using it.
IE8 Beta is much better than IE7.

 

[UNTAMED]

I read all the pages of this post but no one has made comments about the windows pre loaded updates before IE8 vista 64 can be installed , so the people having issues did they put the updates in first and all of them ,or not.

I would think that few that frequent Vista forums are not current with WU!









Later Ted

That's what I get for reading the notes that say for Vista 64 , you have to install the updates FIRST:huh:

-but anyways they don't load till after IE8 ,which is alot faster BTW-some sites took 10sec. to open , now 1-2 sec. very nice:D

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

I'm reverting tonight.

I really liked what I saw of IE 8, I will be installing it when the final release is ready!
Though I have removed the Beta using the restore point I created before install.










Later Ted

 

[Nez]

Using "beta 8" as well.Also installed IEPro7-tools,which I used on IE7,which has Ad Blocker,Privacy Cleaner,etc,and so far it works fine in IE8.I like the design,and layout,and if I do come across a bug,will let Microsoft know.Like the Smartscreen Filter,in the Safety section of the tool bar,allowing you to check a website,and report an unsafe one.

 

[aukiman]

I think I just found my first issue, any RemotelyAnywhere users out there had probs with IE8 establishing a connection too ?

 

[fieseler]

ie8 url history broken?

my url history will not open in ie8's address bar. it works fine in windows & ie7. Tried reinstalling ie8 but still not fixed. Anyone else getting this issue?

Edit:

ifact my address bar will not do anything except let me type a different web address

 

[Dwarf]

Re: ie8 url history broken?

Hi fieseler (and any others following this thread),

As you are aware, IE8 is still currently in Beta, and, as such, this means that there might still be bugs in the code which need dealing with prior to the final release. I suggest that you report any issues to the 'Internet Explorer Beta Feedback' site (link given below).

https://connect.microsoft.com/IE

 

[johngalt]

I keep getting script errors from IE 8B2 whenever a popup shows up - even if MySpace IM runs its little popup.

Actually, it is an error dialog about the app crashing, but the app in question never actually crashes.

I'll try to report this tomorrow.

 

[SIW2]

Hi,

Has anyone checked Task manager to see how much memory IE8 is using ?
With a lot of tabs open, it's HUGE - is this a bug ?

SIW2

 

[dmex]

Hi,

Has anyone checked Task manager to see how much memory IE8 is using ?
With a lot of tabs open, it's HUGE - is this a bug ?

SIW2

SIW2,

Google did the exact same thing with Crome to make each tab and plugins not crash the entire browser if one page crashed

Its beta so I things will change....

 

[CMarie]

I tried the IE8 Beta 2 for a week and found it lacking. I can see the promise of what it will become though and that's why I held out uninstalling it for the week. I couldn't overcome many of the issues and the speed was slower than IE7. I have a brand-new computer and it has 6GB of memory along with a dedicated graphics card, so I know my system wasn't the problem.
Uninstalling it was a breeze and IE7 was left intact with all it's patches. One reboot and I was back in IE7 nirvana.
I definately will be on board for IE8 when it's fully cooked but until then; making do with IE7 will be a pleasure.

 

[johngalt]

Hi, CMarie, and welcome to the forums.

Thanks for the insight into the uninstallation process - that seems to be a topic that has not been touched upon, and it is good to know that the uninstall was not only easy but that IE 7 was left intact.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

I'm reverting tonight.

Though I have removed the Beta using the restore point I created before install.

Hi, CMarie, and welcome to the forums.

Thanks for the insight into the uninstallation process - that seems to be a topic that has not been touched upon, and it is good to know that the uninstall was not only easy but that IE 7 was left intact.

This is why I don't understand why most of y'all don't utilize the "System Restore" function.
I mean it's there; it works great for stuff like this and restore points are created automatically.
It takes all of five seconds to create a point before a system change and most of you
disable it out of hand ... :huh:
Also this ... http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76227-system-restore-disk-space.html?ltr=S ... can be used to limit the disc space usage!

Just my two cents!


Later Ted

 

[johngalt]

Because in cases of software installation, if your use a system restore, which restores *settings* but does not replace *files* and something was replaced by the IE 8 installation in the registry you're safe.

but if it replaced a *file* all the System restores in the world ain't gonna bring that file back.

 

[CMarie]

This is why I don't understand why most of y'all don't utilize the "System Restore" function.
I mean it's there; it works great for stuff like this and restore points are created automatically.
It takes all of five seconds to create a point before a system change and most of you
disable it out of hand ... :huh:
Also this ... http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76227-system-restore-disk-space.html?ltr=S ... can be used to limit the disc space usage!

Just my two cents!

Later Ted

Thanks for reminding about that function Ted. I've never automatically used it and it's something I should learn more about. I uninstalled the IE8 Beta 2 the way I did after doing some research on blogs about uninstalling the Beta from Vista. I don't know if I'd have been quite so brave about it had someone else not done the leg work!

Also: thanks for the nice welcome. I plan to visit this blog often. I find feeding off the experience of others helps me greatly. I love computer technology - have since the early eighties.