I had to reinstall XP for a friend about a week ago. Once XP was installed, I went through the multiple runs of Windows Update to install SP3 and all the security updates. IE8 was included in there.

Now that Gmail isn't going to support IE6, it makes sense to upgrade Mom's XP (SP3, 32bits) computer to IE8. But she's on dial-up, so she isn't willing to download the update.<BR><BR>I sneakernetted ...

Sneaky, sneaky Microsoft! When I agreed to install Internet Explorer 8 as part of a recent Windows update, I did not agree to make it my default browser. In fact, I wasn’t even asked. Hey, I like IE8 ...

Q: Internet Explorer 8 is out, but I heard it's not very stable. What should I do if I install it and it messes up my system? A: If you are considering installing IE8, you might want to rethink your ...

Windows XP users who install the operating system's third service pack will not be able to roll back their versions of Internet Explorer, Microsoft's deployment manager for Internet Explorer 8 has ...

Users are warned to manually uninstall the older IE8 previews or they will be stuck with both IE8 RC1 and Windows XP SP3 Microsoft again warned users of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) that they may ...

Microsoft again warned users of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) that they may not be able to uninstall either the service pack or Internet Explorer 8 (IE8). In a post to the IE blog, Maliouta ...