Mar 6 2008

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 is now open for download

Posted by Tran Tinh in Microsoft
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I am sure that you have heard about the plan to develop Internet Explorer 8 to compete with the upcoming FireFox 3. The FireFox 3 Beta 3 is also available for download in many languages. That is why Microsoft does not want to be a looser.

This is the first public Beta version from Microsoft Gate both for Windows XP Service Pack2 and Windows Vista.

Following are the download links for IE8 mentioned on the Microsoft IE8 Readiness website.

1. Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Window XP SP2

2. Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Windows Vista

This release is essentially for people who want to make sure that their websites or web applications do not breaking in the upcoming IE 8 release that contains some key changes.

Here are some screenshot that you will see once it is installed in your computer:

This is what you will see when you click on the install file.

Improved Phishing Filter

Internet Explorer 7 introduced the Phishing Filter, a feature which helps warn users when they visit a Phishing site. Phishing sites spoof a trusted legitimate site, with the goal of stealing the user’s personal or financial information. For Internet Explorer 8, we are building on the success of the Phishing Filter with a more comprehensive feature called the “Safety Filter.”

Automatic Crash Recovery

Automatic Crash Recovery (ACR) is a feature of Windows^®Internet Explorer^® 8 that can help to prevent the loss of work and productivity in the unlikely event of the browser crashing or hanging. The ACR feature takes advantage of the Loosely-Coupled Internet Explorer feature to provide new crash recovery capabilities, such as tab recovery, which will minimize interruptions to users’ browsing sessions.

See Automatic Crash Recovery white paper for more information.