Any way to install IE8 RC on Win7?

Posted By: matthews | Jan 26th @ 5:50 PM
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#Jan 26th @ 5:50 PM
matthews
matthews

I know the link on the download site only works with WinXP/2003/Vista/2008, but is there another place to download it for 7? Will it appear on Windows Update?

#Jan 26th @ 7:12 PM
sushovande
sushovande
Smiley Face Sharp
Well.. the blog post explicity states that they will not have a version for Win7.
Note that the IE8 Release Candidate is for Windows Vista, XP, and Server only; Windows 7 users will get an updated IE8 with the next update of Windows 7
 You might try to install the Vista version, but I guess it won't work because IE 8 contains Win7 native code (like the ones interacting with the Taskbar thumbnails and progress notification).
#Jan 26th @ 7:23 PM
Sven Groot
Sven Groot
My name has 9 letters. Coincidence? I think not...
It won't work. There is no way to do this.

It has always been this way with beta versions of IE and Windows. There is nothing we can do except wait for a new build of Windows 7.
#Jan 26th @ 7:47 PM
CreamFilling512
CreamFilling512
Pretty sure IE8 on Win7 is a totally different beast, different schedule and everything.
#Jan 26th @ 8:12 PM
La Bomba
La Bomba
Boing!
What are you guys using on Windows 7 firefox?
#Jan 27th @ 11:49 AM
codyg_ie8team
codyg_ie8team

Hi, my name's Cody, and i'm working with the Internet Explorer Outreach Team to help answer questions folks might have about Internet Explorer. 

CreamFilling512 is right, the version of Internet Explorer 8 that is included with the Windows 7 Beta is a pre-release candidate build of IE.  It’s  basically the IE8 Beta 2 plus end user features that are only available on Windows 7 plus many fixes based on feedback Microsoft got from IE8 Beta 2 usage.  To learn a little more about the version of Internet Explorer included with Windows 7, check this site out:  http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2009/01/10/ie8-in-windows-7-beta.aspx

If you're running XP or Vista and want to give the RC1 version of Internet Explorer a try, you can download it at this link: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/beta/worldwide-sites.aspx?ocid=ie8_sm_a

Hope this was helpful!

Thanks,
Cody
Internet Explorer Outreach Team
 



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