What is Windows Internet Explorer 8?
Internet Explorer is the eighth major release for Microsoft’s Web browser and the latest version as of 2010. Microsoft has beefed up IE’s considerable features to compete better with other browsers such as Firefox and Google Chrome.BenefitsAccording to Microsoft, Internet Explorer 8 properly displays and works with more Internet websites than any other browser on the market. In addition, IE has its most used add-ons included in the installation package.MisconceptionsSome people believe that IE’s major competitors–FireFox and Google Chrome–are much faster, but Microsoft’s videotaped speed test proves that all three browsers display pages at about the same speed, with a slight edge to IE 8.System RequirementsIn order to adequately run IE 8, the user needs a computer running any version of Windows XP or later, at least 233 megahertz of processing power and 512 megabytes of RAM when running it on Vista or Windows 7 or 64 megabytes for Windows XP Home.ConsiderationsUsers cannot have IE 7
