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Internet Explorer 8 Question

14 years ago

Hi raven and damccoy,

I posted a question about IE8 and Windows XPSP3 on the, It is going to be a big patch Tuesday thread.

Instead of continuing on from the other thread, I decided to start a new thread on it here and that way eliminating having to go through 48 posts to find my question.

I received this response from DA.

If a user is looking for a certification of operational compatibility with any system effort, it will be a long waiting time. Computer science by its foundation is an exact science, but the variables after leaving the drawing board are voluminous. No task will be without concern for someone. Our goal as users is to each minimize the task at hand. 100 users may voice contempt for, in this case, IE8 and XPSP3 compatibility when thousands are completely satisfied with the upgrade. We must ignore the general concerns aired by some, and look at the remaining whole of satisfied users. In general with good protocols, procedures, and habits, we can always move forward.

DA

I understand completely what you are saying DA but, at the time and in the beginning I could not find any satisfied users because it was so new. If there were any, I missed the posts. That is why I decided to ask about it now since it is still sitting in my updates on hold.

ravens response:

the early problems with IE8 were legit, but it has been out for quite some time now and it is now a pretty good browser and is more secure than the other versions of IE.

the choice would of course be up to you.

Question: If I chose to download IE8 do I download it from the Microsoft update that I have on hold from the beginning or do I download it from somewhere else? If I do download it what do I do since I have IE7, Win XPSP3 to make sure there won't be any problems? I guess what I am trying to ask is there something in the download process that I should look for to make sure it goes smoothly?

Thank you both for your responses on the other thread and in advance for this thread. I appreciate it very much.

thirdfrt!!!

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