[daleb1968]

has ms got all the bugs out of IE8 and is it safe to download on Laptop using vista home 32 bit os?

[mphenterprises]

Hi daleb and welcome to the PCWorld Communities. :D




The Discussion to which you have posted your concern is in relation to the news article. I have branched your issue into its own Discussion. This will give the members of the Community a greater chance of seeing and responding to your question.

The final release of Internet Explorer 8 just occurred not too long ago. There are obviously still some kinks to work out but, all in all, it is fully up and running. Some people hate it. Some people love it. Some people, like myself, can really care less either way since it will not be our primary browser. The only way you can tell if it will work for your needs is to just download it and try it yourself.

[smax013]

daleb1968 said:

has ms got all the bugs out of IE8 and is it safe to download on Laptop using vista home 32 bit os?

No one EVER is able to get ALL the bugs out of any software program...I don't care how good of a programmer they are.

The real question is "have they worked enough of 'kinks' out that it is useable?" And that will somewhat depend on the person. Some people don't mind dealing with "kinks"...others hate. As such, some people NEVER use a "version 1.0" item, whether it be a new car or a new computer program.

In the end, IE 8 is now officially released, so in theory, all the major kinks should be worked out. There will certainly still be bugs, but Micro$oft has never been much of a "release a 'beta' as an offical version and have end users be 'beta testers'" type company. Thus, it is likely fine to download and use it (and if you don't like it, then you can always revert back to IE 7 or Firefox).

If you download it...just make sure you download it from a reputiable site (i.e. I would suggest directly from Micro$oft only).

[feranmIE8team]

daleb,

Hi my name's Feran and I am working with the Internet Explorer Outreach Team to help provide assistance to folks about their Internet Explorer.

Like others said, the final IE8 was released last Thursday. As far as safety goes, yes it is safe to download it to your computer (just be sure to download it from the official Microsoft site). But it is definitely a personal choice.

You can learn more by checking out the Microsoft website: http://www.microsoft...t.aspx?ocid=ie8sma or IEBlog: http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/. If you decide, you can download it at the first site as well.

This is also a good site to give you a better idea of IE8 and see how it differs from IE7 http://www.ie8demos.com/tryit/.

I hope this helps!

Feran,

Internet Explorer Outreach Team

[lilxkid24]

IE8 is safe to download if you get it from the Microsoft site. I highly recommend you download Mozilla Firefox instead since its a way better browser than internet explorer. IE8 is also slower than ie7 from about a second.

[coastie65]

Hmmm, I downloaded and installed the thing and haven't had a problem. I just found out that when I'm online, I am using MSN Explorer. Never looked up at the top of the page, or at least paid any attention to it. :D coastie