Optional Internet Explorer 8 set as default browser

Between this August (2009), a new update package of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) will be applied to Microsoft software, allowing users to reject or accept the default settings.

Currently, when installed IE8 users will see the option "express settings", set IE8 as default without asking the users.

Microsoft has changed the way IE8 set as default browser during installation. Means users can select the desired option or do not want to make IE8 default as before anymore.


For the user has another browser as default, when you install IE8 will see an option. However, if previously set as default IE8 then it will not appear as the image.

Optional Internet Explorer 8 set as default browser

Symptoms frequently by Internet users

In a series of ads for Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft listed a manifestation of the users as read all this page to another page, because the speed of slow access...

Millions of people around the world to spend all day wandering on the network they have by "disease" FOMS (Fear of missing something - Number missing something). This video ad for the Web Slices in IE 8.

She married borrow husband's computer and accidentally open the site "to" that to this individual. Images on the screen makes her staggering. This clip has been removed, and Microsoft will launch the video to introduce other features private browsing (Private Browsing) in IE 8.

You accidentally found one interesting on the Internet immediately and show people. Then, you want to share more. This is the manifestation of symptoms SHYNESS (Sharing heavily yet still not enough sharing - Share How much is not enough).

If your parents open rave site for too long, they may encounter in GRIPES (Gritting extra rage Internet pathetically slow).

Microsoft also described briefly good and bad trends in the history of Internet development, from phase dial with the mouse co dancing movement to save the video sharing "tree leaves the garden" and the update status continuously on the network society.

Symptoms frequently by Internet users

Firefox 3.0.11 reach 150,000,000 download in 24 hours

As soon as Apple confirmed their browser Safari 4 attracts 11 million download in 3 days after appearing, Mozilla immediately published figures more impressive.

"The success of Safari 4 is amazing and I also want to show up my statistics," Asa Dotzler, Director of community development at Mozilla, wrote on the blog.

Firefox 3.0.11, introduced on 11/06, updated security features for the browser version 3 which reached the record 8 million in the first days of introduction on 06/2008.

Meanwhile, Safari 4 and 51 vulnerabilities and integrate new JavaScript engine Nitro, help browser JavaScript implementation 8 times faster than Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3 more than 4 times.

Achieve impressive figures are due on Firefox 3.0.11 and Safari 4 is distributed to users through the updating automatically. Internet Explorer 8 is still the most popular world, second to Firefox and third Safari by Apple.

Firefox 3.0.11 reach 150,000,000 download in 24 hours

How Was Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 Rated?

The latest version of Microsoft’s web browser, Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), has been released and the general consensus is that most people like the new features, although there is some grumbling.

Compared to IE7, this new version offers some handy features to simplify the web experience. These features include:

Improved Tabs - When you open a new tab from a page you are viewing, IE8 places the tabs together and color codes them to form a group so you can quickly find related pages.

Increased Reliability - If you open a page that is damaged or corrupted, IE8 only closes the affected tab rather than the entire browser.

Enhanced Security - IE8 includes new security features such as cross-scripting filters and anti-phishing functions that block known phishing sites as well as show you a web page’s main domain so you can feel confident you are on a legitimate site.

Accelerators - You can deliver information from another website directly to the current page you are on with a single click, such as highlighting an address then calling up a map to show the location without leaving the current page.

Web Slices - These deliver information to IE8 from a web page you are not currently visiting, letting you monitor things like stock prices without navigating to the financial page.

Private Browsing - In this mode, IE8 will automatically delete all cookies, passwords, temporary files, and history when you close the browser.

Compatibility View - Pages designed for older browser versions may not display properly on IE8, but it can automatically switch to a compatibility mode that will correct the problem.

Most reviewers like the additions and enhancements that streamline the viewing experience and are now favorably comparing IE8 to its competitor Firefox. Still, there are some detractors. Users are reporting that IE8 can be a memory hog with its linked tabs and that it seems slower in operation than IE7. For most, however, the enhanced features and improved Internet experience make IE8 a worthwhile upgrade.

How Was Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 Rated?