Windows Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 for Windows Vista 64-bit Edition and Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition

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Overview

Internet Explorer 8 is the latest version of the familiar web browser you are most comfortable using, helping you get everything you want from the web faster, easier, more privately and securely than ever before.

Faster Internet Explorer 8 is more responsive with new pages and tabs, opening up fast and reliably. You can now get to the information you care about most, in fewer steps; one click access to your webmail, favorite news sites or other online services.
Easier Reduce the steps to accomplish many common tasks, and automate your access to real time information updates. You can keep track of your favorite sports team, news, weather with a single click.
More Private Helps protect your privacy and confidential information where ever you go on the web.
More Secure Helps protect and stop malicious software from reaching your PC, and makes it easier to detect when a website is an imposter.

Support for IE8 RC1 can be received by visiting the Internet Explorer Beta Newsgroup to discuss issues, or by contacting Customer Support Services.

If you use a screen reader, please consult the Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 release notes before downloading.

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2008; Windows Vista 64-bit Editions Service Pack 1; Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition

See the Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 system requirements page.

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January 30, 2009 · Filed Under Microsoft

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IE WebCasts For home/office, IT Pro & Devs

Whether you are a home user, an information worker, or even a developer or an IT professional, you need a fast, safe, and easy Web browsing experience. Internet Explorer 8 takes the Web experience beyond the page for quicker and more reliable browsing with peace of mind. To learn more about the features and the innovations, attend this series of live webcasts on IE 8, and put the Web at your service.

January 21, 2009– Ranjana Jain, Technical Evangelist, Microsoft

What’s New in Internet Explorer 8?
In this session we will demonstrate the cool new features in the new Internet Explorer that’s coming your way.

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January 22, 2009 – Shantanu Kaushik (MVP)

For Home users: Do and get more with IE 8
See what we’ve done to put the web at your service and make Internet Explorer 8 the best browser for everyday browsing. Features like accelerators, web slices, InPrivate browsing, and Smart screen filter will be explained.

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January 27, 2009 – Shantanu Kaushik (MVP)

For IT Pros: IE8: Deployment, compatibility, and possibilities
The browser is becoming an increasingly central part of your IT environment. We will discuss about various tools and services that will help you and your company to obtain a benefit over the edge.

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January 29, 2009 – Shantanu Kaushik (MVP)

For Developers: What’s next with IE 8
The evolution of the internet has introduced new ways to access the information people care about most—whether it is from interactive Web pages, rich media, user-generated content or powerful search engines. We will discuss about how you can get your site ready for IE8.

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January 12, 2009 · Filed Under Microsoft

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Windows 7: Public Beta Available

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the beta release of Windows 7 (and Windows Server 2008 R2) to the public this week.As of his keynote, the beta has been available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers. On Friday January 9th both will be available for download by the general public.

According to the announcement, Microsoft will be capping the public download to the first 2.5 million, so if you want to try it, you better get it early!

The minimum recommended hardware for the beta call for a 1GHz processor, 1GB of system memory, 16GB of hard disk space and support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128MB of memory (to be able to run the Aero theme).Microsoft hasn’t published an URL yet where you can download the beta, but their own Windows 7 site should be a good starting point (I will update this article with the URL as soon as I get it).

Update: Microsoft have delayed the Windows 7 Beta download due to overwhelming demand, saying: “Due to very heavy traffic we’re seeing as a result of interest in the Windows 7 Beta, we are adding some additional infrastructure support to the Microsoft.com properties before we post the public beta. We want to ensure customers have the best possible experience when downloading the beta, and we’ll be posting again soon once the beta goes live. Stay tuned! We are excited that you are excited!”

Source : www.helpwithwindows.com

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January 10, 2009 · Filed Under Microsoft