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Introduction

This article explains how to upgrade to Internet Explorer 8 or IE8. What's new? Two of the many exciting new features in IE8 are Accelerators and Web Slices.

IE8 was released on March 19, 2009 for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008. For purposes of this article, the download for Windows Vista was used.

Internet Explorer 8 comes with a large selection of Accelerators and Web Slices. You can also find and add more from the Internet Explorer Gallery to personalize the browser so that it works best for you.

Find on eBay, Blogger, Blog on Live Search Spaces, StumbleUpon, and Delicious Bookmarks Add-in are just some of the Accelerators available for download on the Internet Explorer Gallery. With Web Slices, move your mouse over text and click on a green Web Slice icon to save a "slice" of the page to your Favorites.

Users must download the appropriate installation and setup file for their version of Windows. The installation performed while this article was written, was completed within 20 minutes from start to finish.

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Internet Explorer 8 (IE8)

Internet Explorer 8 (IE8)

Internet Explorer 8 (IE8)

STEP 1

Click the "Internet Explorer 8 Home Page" link below under Resources. When the page opens, click Download Now.

STEP 2

On the pop-up window, click Download Now for IE8 only or IE8 with MSN.

STEP 3

Click the Save button to save the installation and setup file to your desktop (For 32-bit Vista, filename IE8-WindowsVista-x86-ENU).

STEP 4

Your browser should automatically open the Internet Explorer 8 Thank You Page. Close the browser. You can visit the IE8 Thank You page by clicking the Internet Explorer 8 Thank You Page link that is provided below under Resources.

STEP 5

Click to open the installation file (For 32-bit Vista, filename IE8-WindowsVista-x86-ENU.exe internetexplorer). Click the Run button to proceed with the installation.

STEP 6

Save your files and close all programs. Then, click the button labeled Next.

STEP 7

Read the license agreement. To continue with the installation, click the "I accept" button.

STEP 8

Click the check box to enable / disable "Install updates" (enable install updates recommended). To proceed, click the button labeled Next.

STEP 9

Monitor the process as the installation and setup file goes through the following 4 stages: Downloading, Installing Internet Explorer 8, Installing updates, and Finishing up.

STEP 10

Save your files and close all programs. Then click "Restart now (recommended)"

STEP 11

Monitor the computer. Before shutdown there will be a 3 stage Configuring Updates process. Then the computer will shutdown and restart automatically. Before the logon appears, there will be another 3 stage Configuring Updates process.

STEP 12

Start Internet Explorer 8. The Internet Explorer 8 Welcome Page will appear the first time IE8 is started. An Internet Explorer 8 Welcome Page link is provided below under Resources.

Photo Credits: Microsoft, Wikimedia Commons, and Original Work.

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